Philadelphia, PA · separated · paved

West Bank Greenway

1.2 mi Out-and-back 62 ft gain

1.2-mile paved route with 62 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “WBG”, separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
72°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

35 /100

41 Bike commuting

35 Road

42 E-bike

35 Bike-share

Best for e-bike riding 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

72°F

Clear
Wind

21 mph

SW
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.01"
Humidity

83%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:36 AM
Sunset

7:20 PM

734 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 71°F · 5 mph SW wind · partly sunny.

8 AM Best

71°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

9 AM

74°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

10 AM

77°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

11 AM

80°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

12 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

1 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

2 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

3 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph SW

5 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph SW

6 PM

84°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph SW

Wind on this route

21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the S (190°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 18° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 352° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 351° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 318° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 294° · crosswind 0.1 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 312° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 346° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 342° · tailwind 0.1 mi

Elevation profile

129 ft gain 188 ft loss Max 112' Min 26' 1.1 mi sampled

Score breakdown

72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

-6

Quartering tailwind 21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

−

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

-32

About this route

Distance: 1.2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 62 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN · route WBG
Start: 39.9605, -75.1876
City hub: Philadelphia, PA
OSM: relation 13073059

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