MD · separated · paved
Ben Cardin Recreational Trail
1.8-mile paved route with 92 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “C&D”, separated from motor traffic.
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Today's verdict
Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.
- 41 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
- 55°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
Best for bike-share touring 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 temp55°FCloudy
- Wind41 mphNW
- Rain1%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Air qualityAQI 16O3 · Good
- Humidity82%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrypaved surface
- Sunrise6:38 AM
- Sunset4:55 PM799 min remaining
Best time today
4 PM looks best — 57°F · 9 mph W wind · mostly sunny.
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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 264° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 258° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 255° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 251° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 244° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 242° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 243° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 242° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
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About this route
- Distance
- 1.8 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 92 ft
- Surface
- paved
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
- Cycle network
- LCN · route C&D
- Start
39.5367, -75.7795- OSM
- relation 9721150
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.