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.

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

  • 50 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
  • 58°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
47 /100
ok
47 Road
61 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    58°F
    Cloudy
  • Wind
    50 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    1%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Air quality
    AQI 27
    PM2.5 · Good
  • Humidity
    70%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:39 AM
  • Sunset
    4:58 PM
    802 min remaining

4 AM looks best — 55°F · 15 mph NW wind · mostly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (77/100).

4 AM Best
55°

Mostly Cloudy

15 mph NW
77
5 AM
54°

Mostly Cloudy

20 mph NW
77
6 AM
53°

Mostly Cloudy

15 mph NW
77
7 AM
52°

Partly Sunny

15 mph NW
77
8 AM
52°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph NW
77
9 AM
53°

Sunny

15 mph NW
77
10 AM
53°

Sunny

15 mph NW
77
11 AM
54°

Sunny

15 mph NW
77
12 PM
55°

Sunny

15 mph NW
77
1 PM
56°

Sunny

15 mph NW
77
2 PM
57°

Sunny

15 mph NW
77
3 PM
57°

Sunny

15 mph NW
77
4 PM
57°

Sunny

20 mph NW
77

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

Currently 50 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 64° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 117° · tailwind 0.4 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 149° · tailwind 0.4 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 112° · tailwind 0.5 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 112° · tailwind 0.5 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 114° · tailwind 0.5 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 102° · tailwind 0.5 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 87° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
0'50'100' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi
99 ft gain 105 ft loss Max 56' Min 0' 4.7 mi sampled
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58°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
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50 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
-36
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Tailwind on this route 50 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 50 mph headwind on the return.
+6
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
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AQI 27 Clean air
+3
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.

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