Brandywine Creek Trail

2.5 mi Out-and-back 230 ft gain

2.5-mile paved route with 230 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, separated from motor traffic.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 62°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
61 /100
good
62 Bike commuting
61 Road
63 E-bike
64 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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  • Air temp
    62°F
    Mostly Sunny
  • Wind
    21 mph
    W
  • Rain
    1%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Air quality
    AQI 61
    PM2.5 · Moderate
  • Humidity
    100%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:38 AM
  • Sunset
    4:54 PM
    798 min remaining

4 AM looks best — 51°F · 10 mph NW wind · mostly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (75/100).

4 AM Best
51°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW
75
5 AM
50°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW
75
6 AM
48°

Cloudy

10 mph NW
75
7 AM
47°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW
62
8 AM
48°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph NW
75
9 AM
49°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph NW
75
10 AM
51°

Sunny

15 mph NW
71
11 AM
53°

Sunny

15 mph NW
71
12 PM
54°

Sunny

15 mph NW
71
1 PM
55°

Sunny

15 mph NW
71
2 PM
56°

Sunny

15 mph NW
71
3 PM
55°

Sunny

10 mph W
72
4 PM
54°

Sunny

10 mph W
72

21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the SSW (200°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 121° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 133° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 157° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 158° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 125° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 152° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 157° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 141° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
200'250'300'350'400' 0 mi1 mi2 mi2 mi
400 ft gain 436 ft loss Max 384' Min 226' 2.4 mi sampled
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62°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
−
21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
−
Quartering headwind 21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph quartering headwind on the return.
-4
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
·
AQI 61 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.
-3
Distance
2.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
230 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
LCN
Start
39.9955, -75.7001
OSM
relation 13719050

Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.

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