Philadelphia, PA · separated · mixed
Wissahickon Trail
6.6-mile mixed route with 236 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, separated from motor traffic.
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Today's verdict
Workable day to get the road bike out.
- 53°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
- 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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 temp53°FMostly Cloudy
- Wind21 mphNW
- Rain1%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Air qualityAQI 61PM2.5 · Moderate
- Humidity89%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrymixed surface
- Sunrise6:36 AM
- Sunset4:52 PM796 min remaining
Best time today
4 AM looks best — 53°F · 10 mph NW wind · partly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (65/100).
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Wind on this route
21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 21 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 37° · crosswind 0.5 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 45° · crosswind 0.6 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 318° · headwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 305° · headwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 323° · headwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 343° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 336° · headwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 332° · headwind 0.6 mi
Elevation profile
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About this route
- Distance
- 6.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 236 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- LCN
- Start
40.0150, -75.2070- City hub
- Philadelphia, PA
- OSM
- relation 18009092
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.