Lewes, DE · separated · mixed

Junction & Breakwater Trail

5.1 mi Out-and-back 85 ft gain

The Junction and Breakwater Trail is a 6-mile (9.7 km) long rail trail located on the southwestern side of Cape Henlopen State Park connecting Lewes and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, United States. It is the third rail trail built in Delaware and it is the longest in the state. It partially follows the former Junction and Breakwater Railroad's Rehoboth Beach branch that opened in the mid-19th century. It later came under control of the Pennsylvania Railroad and transported passengers to several Methodist resort camps along the Atlantic coast.

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

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

NWS alert active — check the alert before rolling out.
66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

48 /100

48 Road

48 E-bike

Best for road cycling 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

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:36 AM
Sunset

7:19 PM

733 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 70°F · 10 mph SW wind · mostly sunny.

8 AM Best

70°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

9 AM

74°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

10 AM

78°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

11 AM

80°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

12 PM

81°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

1 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

2 PM

83°

Sunny

15 mph SW

3 PM

84°

Sunny

15 mph SW

4 PM

83°

Sunny

15 mph SW

5 PM

83°

Sunny

15 mph SW

6 PM

81°

Mostly Clear

15 mph S

Wind on this route

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

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

Leg 1 Bearing 210° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 215° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 124° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 188° · headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 131° · crosswind 0.3 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 112° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 148° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 148° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi

Elevation profile

138 ft gain 96 ft loss Max 56' Min -3' 4.3 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

−

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

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

−

NWS alert active Check the alert before rolling out.

-20

Advisories & nearby alerts

NWSSmall Craft Advisory

Small Craft Advisory issued September 9 at 3:16AM EDT until September 10 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

About this route

Distance: 5.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 85 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN · route J&B
Operator: Cape Henlopen State Park
Start: 38.7733, -75.1343
City hub: Lewes, DE
OSM: relation 9740479

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.