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.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • NWS alert active — check the alert before rolling out.
  • 66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
55 /100
good
54 Bike commuting
55 Road
55 E-bike
56 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
    Mostly Cloudy
  • Wind
    12 mph
    SW
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    94%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:36 AM
  • Sunset
    7:19 PM
    733 min remaining

8 AM looks best — 70°F · 10 mph SW wind · mostly sunny.

8 AM Best
70°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
55
9 AM
74°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
42
10 AM
78°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
42
11 AM
80°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
42
12 PM
81°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
37
1 PM
83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
37
2 PM
83°

Sunny

15 mph SW
33
3 PM
84°

Sunny

15 mph SW
33
4 PM
83°

Sunny

15 mph SW
33
5 PM
83°

Sunny

15 mph SW
33
6 PM
81°

Mostly Clear

15 mph S
30

12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the SSW (210°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 123° · crosswind 0.1 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 45° · tailwind 0.1 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 70° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 83° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 82° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 77° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 82° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 79° · quartering tailwind 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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66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-2
+
Quartering tailwind 12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.
+3
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
NWS alert active Check the alert before rolling out.
-20
NWSSmall Craft Advisory

Small Craft Advisory issued September 9 at 3:16AM EDT until September 10 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

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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