Newark, DE · separated · paved
C&D Canal Trail
6.5-mile paved route with 98 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
Great day to get the road bike out.
- 66°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 temp66°FClear
- Wind12 mphSW
- Rain0%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Humidity94%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrypaved surface
- Sunrise6:38 AM
- Sunset7:21 PM735 min remaining
Best time today
8 AM looks best — 70°F · 5 mph SW wind · mostly sunny.
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Wind on this route
12 mph crosswind — expect a 12 mph quartering headwind on the return.
Currently 12 mph from the S (170°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 258° · crosswind 0.6 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 262° · crosswind 0.6 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 283° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 269° · crosswind 0.6 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 250° · crosswind 0.6 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 234° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 251° · crosswind 0.6 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 258° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Elevation profile
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About this route
- Distance
- 6.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 98 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
39.5572, -75.5996- City hub
- Newark, DE
- OSM
- relation 9721149
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.