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 Nov 7, 3:38 AM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

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

28 /100

skip

32 Bike commuting

28 Road

26 E-bike

26 Bike-share

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

39°F

Cloudy
Wind

— mph

W
Rain

12%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 15

O3 · Good
Humidity

87%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:48 AM
Sunset

5:03 PM

807 min remaining

Best time today

10 AM looks best — 49°F · 10 mph W wind · sunny. 11 AM is a close second (31/100).

4 AM

38°

Mostly Clear

6 mph W

5 AM

38°

Mostly Clear

6 mph W

6 AM

38°

Sunny

6 mph W

7 AM

37°

Sunny

6 mph W

8 AM

39°

Sunny

8 mph W

9 AM

45°

Sunny

9 mph W

10 AM Best

49°

Sunny

10 mph W

11 AM

51°

Sunny

10 mph W

12 PM

52°

Scattered Rain Showers

12 mph W

1 PM

51°

Scattered Rain Showers

10 mph W

2 PM

51°

Scattered Rain Showers

12 mph W

3 PM

51°

Scattered Rain Showers

12 mph W

4 PM

49°

Scattered Rain Showers

12 mph W

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

39°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

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

-32

AQI 15 Clean air

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.