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 Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

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

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

47 /100

47 Road

61 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

37 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 27

PM2.5 · Good

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:40 AM
Sunset

4:59 PM

803 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 50°F · 10 mph NW wind · mostly sunny. 10 AM is a close second (81/100).

4 AM

47°

Cloudy

9 mph NW

5 AM

46°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph NW

6 AM

44°

Partly Sunny

8 mph NW

7 AM

43°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph NW

8 AM

45°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph NW

9 AM Best

50°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph NW

10 AM

53°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph NW

11 AM

55°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

12 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

1 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph W

2 PM

59°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph W

3 PM

60°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph W

4 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph W

Wind on this route

37 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 37 mph from the WNW (300°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

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

+10

−

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

-36

Tailwind on this route 37 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 27 Clean air

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.