PA · separated · paved

The Old PA Pike Trail

8.4 mi Out-and-back 1024 ft gain

The Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike is the common name of a 13-mile (21 km) stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike that was replaced in 1968 by a new stretch. This was done to eliminate traffic congestion caused by the two-lane Sideling Hill Tunnel and Rays Hill Tunnel. Due to this the Cove Valley travel plaza was demolished. The 1968 alignment is east of the heavily congested Breezewood interchange for Interstate 70 (I-70) eastbound at what is now I-76 exit 161. This was replaced two years after that alignment opened.

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.
61°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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Best for bike commuting 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

61°F

Fog/Mist
Wind

— mph

SW
Rain

10%

Next 24h: 0.13"
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:47 AM
Sunset

7:32 PM

746 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 65°F · 3 mph SW wind · partly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

65°

Partly Sunny

3 mph SW

9 AM

70°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph SW

10 AM

74°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph SW

11 AM

77°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph SW

12 PM

79°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW

1 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph SW

2 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph SW

3 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph SW

4 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph SW

5 PM

83°

Partly Sunny

6 mph SW

6 PM

82°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph SW

7 PM

80°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph SW

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 tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 278° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 263° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 277° · crosswind 0.8 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 266° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 249° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 242° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 216° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 221° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi

Elevation profile

1499 ft gain 1214 ft loss Max 1939' Min 1106' 8.2 mi sampled

Score breakdown

61°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: 8.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 1024 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN · route TOPP
Start: 40.0478, -78.0949
OSM: relation 5688306 , relation 5688307

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.