Wilmington, DE · separated · mixed

Jack Markell Trail / New Castle Industrial Track Greenway

5.4 mi Out-and-back 69 ft gain

5.4-mile mixed route with 69 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “JM”, separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

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

41 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
55°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

44 /100

44 Road

58 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

55°F

Cloudy
Wind

41 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 45

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

82%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:37 AM
Sunset

4:54 PM

798 min remaining

Best time today

4 AM looks best — 53°F · 10 mph NW wind · mostly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (78/100).

4 AM Best

53°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

5 AM

52°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

6 AM

50°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

7 AM

50°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W

8 AM

50°

Partly Sunny

10 mph NW

9 AM

52°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph NW

10 AM

53°

Sunny

15 mph NW

11 AM

54°

Sunny

15 mph NW

12 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph NW

1 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph W

2 PM

57°

Sunny

15 mph W

3 PM

56°

Sunny

10 mph W

4 PM

55°

Sunny

10 mph W

Wind on this route

41 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 41 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 41 mph from the WNW (300°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 246° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 255° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 188° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 188° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 192° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 157° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 161° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 175° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi

Elevation profile

115 ft gain 103 ft loss Max 62' Min -3' 5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

55°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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

-36

Quartering tailwind 41 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 41 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 45 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 5.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 69 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN · route JM
Start: 39.7245, -75.5617
City hub: Wilmington, DE
OSM: relation 9740454

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