Reading, PA · mostly separated · mixed

Union Canal Trail

5.9 mi Out-and-back 151 ft gain

5.9-mile mixed route with 151 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “UCT”, mostly 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.
61°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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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

61°F

Fog/Mist
Wind

— mph

S
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.02"
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:38 AM
Sunset

7:23 PM

737 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 66°F · 0 mph wind · patchy fog. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

66°

Patchy Fog

0 mph

9 AM

70°

Mostly Cloudy

0 mph

10 AM

74°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph SW

11 AM

77°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

12 PM

80°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

1 PM

81°

Partly Sunny

10 mph SW

2 PM

83°

Partly Sunny

10 mph SW

3 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

85°

Partly Sunny

10 mph S

5 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph S

6 PM

83°

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 315° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 342° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 290° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 336° · headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 247° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 271° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 284° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 311° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi

Elevation profile

155 ft gain 83 ft loss Max 322' Min 220' 4.9 mi sampled

Score breakdown

61°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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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: 5.9 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 151 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN · route UCT
Start: 40.3514, -75.9574
City hub: Reading, PA
OSM: relation 9356566

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