Annapolis, MD · separated · mixed

Cross Island Trail

5.3 mi Out-and-back 66 ft gain

The Cross Island Trail is a rail trail in Queen Anne's County, Maryland occupying a section of the abandoned Queen Anne's Railroad corridor that traverses the width of Kent Island. It was completed in 2001 and is part of the American Discovery Trail.

Live · updated Jul 12, 11:08 AM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

37 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

0 /100

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0 Road

17 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding 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 temp

78°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

37 mph

E
Rain

15%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

82%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

5:49 AM
Sunset

8:31 PM

564 min remaining

Best time today

2 PM looks best — 86°F · 10 mph E wind · mostly cloudy. 6 PM is a close second (11/100).

12 PM

83°

Partly Sunny

10 mph E

1 PM

84°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

10 mph E

2 PM Best

86°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph E

3 PM

87°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph E

4 PM

87°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph E

5 PM

88°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph E

6 PM

86°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph E

7 PM

84°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph E

8 PM

82°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph E

Wind on this route

37 mph headwind outbound — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 37 mph from the ENE (60°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 64° · headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 117° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 149° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 112° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 112° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 114° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 102° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 87° · headwind 0.4 mi

Elevation profile

99 ft gain 105 ft loss Max 56' Min 0' 4.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

78°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

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37 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.

-36

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Quartering headwind 37 mph headwind outbound — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.

-4

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

About this route

Distance: 5.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 66 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN · route CIT
Start: 38.9901, -76.3215
City hub: Annapolis, MD
OSM: relation 9714090

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.