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.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • Headwind on this route — 12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.
64 /100
good
64 Road
64 E-bike

Best for road cycling today

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.

  • Air temp
    66°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    12 mph
    S
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    94%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:37 AM
  • Sunset
    7:21 PM
    735 min remaining

8 AM looks best — 71°F · 5 mph S wind · partly sunny.

8 AM Best
71°

Partly Sunny

5 mph S
74
9 AM
74°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW
61
10 AM
77°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW
61
11 AM
79°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
55
12 PM
81°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
50
1 PM
83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
50
2 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
50
3 PM
85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
50
4 PM
85°

Sunny

10 mph SW
50
5 PM
85°

Sunny

10 mph SW
50
6 PM
84°

Mostly Clear

10 mph S
46

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

Currently 12 mph from the S (170°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 246° · crosswind 0.4 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 255° · crosswind 0.5 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 188° · headwind 0.5 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 188° · headwind 0.5 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 192° · headwind 0.5 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 157° · headwind 0.3 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 161° · headwind 0.5 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 175° · headwind 0.5 mi
-50'0'50'100' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi
115 ft gain 103 ft loss Max 62' Min -3' 5 mi sampled
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66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-2
Headwind on this route 12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.
-8
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
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.

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