York, PA · separated · mixed

York County Heritage Rail Trail

27.4 mi Out-and-back 30 ft gain

Heritage Rail Trail County Park is a National Recreation Trail rail-with-trail in Pennsylvania built in 1999 by the York County Rail Trail Authority (YCRTA). It connects with the Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail in Maryland. The trail runs along the active Northern Central Railway line and forms the southernmost part of Route J in the BicyclePA route system.

Live · updated Jul 12, 11:08 AM ET

Today's verdict

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

29 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.

46 /100

46 Road

66 E-bike

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

79°F

Clear
Wind

29 mph

E
Rain

6%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

65%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

5:48 AM
Sunset

8:35 PM

567 min remaining

Best time today

12 PM looks best — 78°F · 8 mph E wind · mostly sunny. 1 PM is a close second (61/100).

12 PM Best

78°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph E

1 PM

79°

Partly Sunny

8 mph E

2 PM

80°

Partly Sunny

8 mph SE

3 PM

80°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph SE

4 PM

81°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph SE

5 PM

81°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph SE

6 PM

79°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph SE

7 PM

76°

Mostly Cloudy

7 mph SE

8 PM

74°

Mostly Cloudy

6 mph SE

Wind on this route

29 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 29 mph from the SE (130°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 358° · quartering tailwind 2.3 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 324° · tailwind 2.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 325° · tailwind 2.3 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 333° · tailwind 2.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 19° · quartering tailwind 1.9 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 8° · quartering tailwind 1.8 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 2° · quartering tailwind 2.0 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 17° · quartering tailwind 2.1 mi

Elevation profile

1243 ft gain 1692 ft loss Max 899' Min 351' 22.5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

29 mph wind Strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.

-18

Quartering tailwind 29 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 27.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 30 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route YCH
Operator: York County
Start: 39.7210, -76.6979
City hub: York, PA
OSM: relation 9214874

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.