Baltimore, MD · separated · mixed

Baltimore & Annapolis Trail

14.6 mi Out-and-back 190 ft gain

The Baltimore & Annapolis Trail is a 13.3-mile (21.4 km) rail trail in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The trail starts at Boulter's Way in Arnold and ends near Baltimore Light Rail's Glen Burnie station in Glen Burnie. Starting near Annapolis at Jonas Green Park, the trail passes (northward) through Arnold, Severna Park, Millersville, Pasadena, and Glen Burnie. The Baltimore & Annapolis Trail follows the route of the Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad from which it derives its name. Proposed in 1972 by Jim Hague, it opened on Oct 7, 1990 as the second rail trail in Maryland.

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

68 /100

good

68 Road

70 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

17 mph

SW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

88%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:42 AM
Sunset

7:25 PM

739 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 68°F · 6 mph SW wind · mostly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (74/100).

8 AM Best

68°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph SW

9 AM

72°

Sunny

6 mph SW

10 AM

77°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW

11 AM

80°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW

12 PM

83°

Sunny

8 mph SW

1 PM

85°

Sunny

10 mph SW

2 PM

86°

Sunny

10 mph SW

3 PM

88°

Sunny

12 mph S

4 PM

87°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph S

5 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph S

6 PM

86°

Mostly Clear

12 mph S

Wind on this route

17 mph crosswind — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the SW (220°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 54° · tailwind 1.0 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 147° · crosswind 1.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 156° · quartering headwind 1.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 137° · crosswind 1.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 142° · crosswind 1.3 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 147° · crosswind 1.3 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 148° · crosswind 1.3 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 145° · crosswind 1.3 mi

Elevation profile

350 ft gain 297 ft loss Max 171' Min 33' 13.8 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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

+10

−

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

-6

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 14.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 190 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route B&A
Operator: Anne Arundel County
Start: 39.1614, -76.6454
City hub: Baltimore, MD
OSM: relation 1772198

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.