Rehoboth Beach, DE · on road · paved

DE Bicycle Route 1

46.3 mi Out-and-back 75 ft gain

Delaware Bicycle Route 1 is a bicycle route that runs the north-south length of the U.S. state of Delaware, from the Maryland border in Fenwick Island, Sussex County north to the Pennsylvania border near Montchanin, New Castle County. The route passes through many Delaware scenes, including beaches, farmland, state parks, and towns. The route is the first of many signed bike routes planned in the state.

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Great day to get the road bike out.

66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

72 /100

great

71 Bike commuting

72 Road

72 E-bike

73 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring 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

66°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

12 mph

SW
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:36 AM
Sunset

7:19 PM

733 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 71°F · 5 mph SW wind · mostly sunny.

8 AM Best

71°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW

9 AM

74°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

10 AM

78°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

11 AM

81°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

12 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

1 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

2 PM

84°

Sunny

15 mph SW

3 PM

84°

Sunny

15 mph SW

4 PM

84°

Sunny

15 mph SW

5 PM

83°

Sunny

15 mph S

6 PM

81°

Mostly Clear

15 mph S

Wind on this route

12 mph crosswind — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

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

Leg 1 Bearing 311° · crosswind 2.6 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 238° · headwind 2.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 319° · crosswind 2.5 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 288° · crosswind 2.6 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 319° · crosswind 2.5 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 329° · quartering tailwind 2.6 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 327° · quartering tailwind 2.6 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 295° · crosswind 1.9 mi

Elevation profile

381 ft gain 343 ft loss Max 69' Min 10' 41.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

-2

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 46.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 75 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: on road
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: RCN · route 1
Start: 38.7216, -75.1409
City hub: Rehoboth Beach, DE
OSM: relation 1082623

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.