Ben Cardin Recreational Trail

1.8 mi Out-and-back 92 ft gain

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.

Great day to get the road bike out.

  • 66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
72 /100
great
71 Bike commuting
72 Road
72 E-bike
73 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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.

  • Air temp
    66°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    12 mph
    SW
  • Rain
    1%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    94%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:38 AM
  • Sunset
    7:22 PM
    736 min remaining

8 AM looks best — 68°F · 5 mph SW wind · mostly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (74/100).

8 AM Best
68°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW
74
9 AM
72°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph SW
74
10 AM
77°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW
61
11 AM
79°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SW
61
12 PM
81°

Sunny

8 mph SW
56
1 PM
83°

Sunny

9 mph SW
56
2 PM
84°

Sunny

10 mph SW
46
3 PM
84°

Sunny

10 mph SW
46
4 PM
84°

Sunny

10 mph SW
46
5 PM
85°

Sunny

10 mph S
54
6 PM
83°

Partly Cloudy

9 mph S
56

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

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

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 264° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 258° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 255° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 251° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 244° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 242° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 243° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 242° · crosswind 0.2 mi
-50'0'50' 0 mi1 mi2 mi
112 ft gain 80 ft loss Max 36' Min -10' 1.8 mi sampled
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66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-2
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
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.

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