Wilmington, DE · mixed · mixed

9-11 Trail (Delaware)

7.6 mi Out-and-back 318 ft gain

7.6-mile mixed route with 318 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the U.S. Bicycle Route System, route reference “9-11”, operated by September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance.

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 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.
66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
Exposed + wet pavement — mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.

30 /100

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30 Road

35 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

66°F

Clear
Wind

12 mph

S
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.01"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:37 AM
Sunset

7:21 PM

735 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 69°F · 5 mph S wind · partly sunny.

8 AM Best

69°

Partly Sunny

5 mph S

9 AM

73°

Partly Sunny

5 mph S

10 AM

76°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW

11 AM

79°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph S

12 PM

80°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph S

1 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph S

2 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

3 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

84°

Sunny

10 mph S

5 PM

84°

Sunny

10 mph S

6 PM

83°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph S

Wind on this route

12 mph crosswind — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the S (170°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 291° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 272° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 252° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 255° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 296° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 283° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 243° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 248° · crosswind 0.6 mi

Elevation profile

339 ft gain 322 ft loss Max 289' Min 16' 5.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

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Exposed + wet pavement mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. Take the lane.

-6

−

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

-2

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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: 7.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 318 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: NCN · route 9-11
Operator: September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance
Start: 39.7749, -75.4816
City hub: Wilmington, DE
OSM: relation 13631685

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