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 Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

41 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
55°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

33 /100

skip

33 Road

47 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

55°F

Cloudy
Wind

41 mph

W
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 45

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

82%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:37 AM
Sunset

4:53 PM

797 min remaining

Best time today

4 AM looks best — 54°F · 10 mph NW wind · mostly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (75/100).

4 AM Best

54°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

5 AM

52°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

6 AM

51°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

7 AM

50°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W

8 AM

51°

Partly Sunny

10 mph W

9 AM

52°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W

10 AM

53°

Sunny

15 mph W

11 AM

54°

Sunny

15 mph W

12 PM

55°

Sunny

15 mph W

1 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph W

2 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph W

3 PM

56°

Sunny

10 mph W

4 PM

55°

Sunny

10 mph W

Wind on this route

41 mph headwind outbound — expect a 41 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 41 mph from the WNW (300°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

55°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

Exposed + strong wind mixed traffic in 20+ mph wind — gusts near passing vehicles are the hazard.

-4

−

41 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.

-36

−

Quartering headwind 41 mph headwind outbound — expect a 41 mph headwind on the return.

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 45 Clean air

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.