Cape–Lewes Trail

1.6 mi Out-and-back 30 ft gain

1.6-mile paved route with 30 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, separated from motor traffic.

Skip today — the bike can wait.

  • 50 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
  • Headwind on this route — 50 mph headwind outbound — expect a 50 mph headwind on the return.
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25 Bike commuting
17 Road
44 E-bike
48 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
    81°F
    Mostly Cloudy
  • Wind
    50 mph
    E
  • Rain
    4%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    66%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    5:45 AM
  • Sunset
    8:26 PM
    558 min remaining

6 PM looks best — 82°F · 10 mph E wind · mostly cloudy. 7 PM is a close second (51/100).

12 PM
81°

Partly Sunny

15 mph E
47
1 PM
82°

Partly Sunny

15 mph E
47
2 PM
82°

Partly Sunny

15 mph E
47
3 PM
82°

Partly Sunny

15 mph E
47
4 PM
83°

Partly Sunny

15 mph E
47
5 PM
82°

Partly Sunny

15 mph E
47
6 PM Best
82°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph E
51
7 PM
81°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph E
51

50 mph headwind outbound — expect a 50 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 50 mph from the ENE (70°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 123° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 45° · headwind 0.1 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 70° · headwind 0.1 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 83° · headwind 0.1 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 82° · headwind 0.1 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 77° · headwind 0.1 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 82° · headwind 0.1 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 79° · headwind 0.1 mi
-50'0'50' 0 mi1 mi2 mi
58 ft gain 61 ft loss Max 23' Min -10' 1.6 mi sampled
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81°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
50 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
-36
Headwind on this route 50 mph headwind outbound — expect a 50 mph headwind on the return.
-8
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
1.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
30 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
LCN
Start
38.7780, -75.1320
City hub
Lewes, DE
OSM
relation 9740478

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

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