PA · separated · gravel

Swatara Rail Trail

10.2 mi Out-and-back 180 ft gain

10.2-mile gravel route with 180 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “SRT”, separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Thunderstorms in the forecast — lightning and cyclists are a bad combination.

Thunderstorms — lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
60°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

0 /100

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Best for road cycling today

Route map

Orange marker is the start. Click the map to enable scroll-zoom — the polyline is approximate; use Ride with GPS or Komoot for turn-by-turn.

Atmosphere

Air temp

60°F

Mostly Sunny
Wind

— mph

S
Rain

5%

Next 24h: 0.07"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:41 AM
Sunset

7:26 PM

739 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 65°F · 1 mph E wind · mostly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

65°

Mostly Sunny

1 mph E

9 AM

70°

Mostly Sunny

1 mph S

10 AM

73°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph S

11 AM

76°

Partly Sunny

5 mph S

12 PM

79°

Partly Sunny

6 mph S

1 PM

82°

Partly Sunny

7 mph S

2 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph S

3 PM

85°

Partly Sunny

9 mph S

4 PM

87°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph S

5 PM

85°

Partly Sunny

10 mph SW

6 PM

85°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph S

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 6° · headwind 0.8 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 324° · quartering headwind 0.9 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 305° · quartering headwind 0.9 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 15° · headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 18° · headwind 0.8 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 82° · crosswind 0.9 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 49° · quartering headwind 0.9 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 42° · quartering headwind 0.9 mi

Elevation profile

542 ft gain 444 ft loss Max 676' Min 433' 9.5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

60°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

-45

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

About this route

Distance: 10.2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 180 ft
Surface: gravel
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN · route SRT
Start: 40.4517, -76.5116
OSM: relation 6857786

Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.