Catonsville Short Line Trail

2.7 mi Out-and-back 26 ft gain

2.7-mile mixed route with 26 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “CSL”, operated by Catonsville Heritage Trails.

Great day to get the road bike out.

  • 70°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
75 /100
great
75 Road
75 E-bike

Best for road cycling today

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  • Air temp
    70°F
    Mostly Sunny
  • Wind
    12 mph
    SW
  • Rain
    1%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    81%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:42 AM
  • Sunset
    7:26 PM
    740 min remaining

8 AM looks best — 68°F · 6 mph SW wind · mostly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (74/100).

8 AM Best
68°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph SW
74
9 AM
71°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph SW
74
10 AM
76°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW
61
11 AM
79°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW
61
12 PM
81°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SW
56
1 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW
56
2 PM
85°

Sunny

10 mph SW
57
3 PM
86°

Sunny

10 mph SW
58
4 PM
87°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph SW
56
5 PM
85°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph SW
57
6 PM
85°

Mostly Clear

10 mph S
54

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

Currently 12 mph from the SW (225°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 144° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 68° · tailwind 0.2 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 34° · tailwind 0.2 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 349° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 19° · tailwind 0.2 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 134° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 132° · crosswind 0.1 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 101° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
250'300'350'400'450'500' 0 mi1 mi2 mi2 mi
77 ft gain 274 ft loss Max 482' Min 285' 2.2 mi sampled
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70°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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Quartering tailwind 12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.
+3
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
2.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
26 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
mixed
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
LCN · route CSL
Operator
Catonsville Heritage Trails
Start
39.2664, -76.7318
City hub
Baltimore, MD
OSM
relation 11366449

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

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