Newark, DE · separated · paved

James F. Hall Trail

1.8 mi Out-and-back 43 ft gain

1.8-mile paved route with 43 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “JFHT”, 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

52 Bike commuting

44 Road

58 E-bike

62 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

55°F

Cloudy
Wind

41 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 50

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

82%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:38 AM
Sunset

4:55 PM

799 min remaining

Best time today

4 AM looks best — 51°F · 10 mph NW wind · mostly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (75/100).

4 AM Best

51°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

5 AM

50°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

6 AM

49°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

7 AM

48°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

8 AM

49°

Partly Sunny

10 mph NW

9 AM

51°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph NW

10 AM

52°

Sunny

15 mph NW

11 AM

54°

Sunny

15 mph NW

12 PM

55°

Sunny

15 mph NW

1 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph NW

2 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph NW

3 PM

56°

Sunny

10 mph NW

4 PM

55°

Sunny

10 mph NW

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 84° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 78° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 67° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 68° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 58° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 79° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 67° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 64° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi

Elevation profile

46 ft gain 60 ft loss Max 125' Min 89' 1.6 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 50 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 1.8 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 43 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN · route JFHT
Start: 39.6688, -75.7613
City hub: Newark, DE
OSM: relation 12247067

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