Cape Henlopen Regional Loop

8.1 mi Out-and-back 66 ft gain

8.1-mile mixed route with 66 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network.

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

  • 55°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
  • Pavement: tacky — recent damp or showers in the forecast — low spots may still be wet. brakes and tires work fine.
53 /100
ok
53 Road
57 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding 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
    55°F
    Fog/Mist
  • Wind
    17 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Air quality
    AQI 52
    PM2.5 · Moderate
  • Humidity
    94%
  • Pavement
    tacky
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:33 AM
  • Sunset
    4:54 PM
    798 min remaining

4 AM looks best — 55°F · 15 mph NW wind · mostly clear. 5 AM is a close second (53/100).

4 AM Best
55°

Mostly Clear

15 mph NW
53
5 AM
54°

Mostly Clear

15 mph NW
53
6 AM
53°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph NW
53
7 AM
52°

Sunny

15 mph NW
53
8 AM
53°

Mostly Sunny

20 mph NW
49
9 AM
53°

Mostly Sunny

20 mph NW
49
10 AM
54°

Mostly Sunny

20 mph NW
49
11 AM
55°

Sunny

20 mph NW
49
12 PM
55°

Sunny

20 mph NW
49
1 PM
56°

Sunny

20 mph NW
49
2 PM
56°

Sunny

20 mph NW
49
3 PM
56°

Sunny

15 mph NW
53
4 PM
56°

Sunny

15 mph W
53

17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the NW (320°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 45° · crosswind 0.7 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 31° · crosswind 0.7 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 350° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 300° · headwind 0.5 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 345° · headwind 0.6 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 36° · crosswind 0.6 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 1° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 312° · headwind 0.6 mi
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116 ft gain 142 ft loss Max 52' Min -7' 6.8 mi sampled
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55°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
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17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
−
Quartering headwind 17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.
-4
−
Pavement: tacky Recent damp or showers in the forecast — low spots may still be wet. Brakes and tires work fine.
-4
·
AQI 52 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.
-3
Distance
8.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
66 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
mixed
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
RCN
Start
38.7139, -75.0951
City hub
Rehoboth Beach, DE
OSM
relation 19347359

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

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