MD · mostly separated · paved

South Shore Trail

2.8 mi Out-and-back 98 ft gain

The South Shore Trail is a 11.2-mile (18.0 km) long, planned shared-use rail trail that will run from Annapolis to Odenton in Maryland, United States. Two segments, totaling 2.96-mile (4.76 km) have been built. The Trail primarily utilizes the abandoned road bed of the Annapolis and Elk Ridge Railroad. The trail will connect with the Colonial Annapolis Maritime Trail on the east and the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Trail, via the Odenton Bike Path, on the west.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

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

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

47 /100

55 Bike commuting

47 Road

61 E-bike

65 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

37 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 27

PM2.5 · Good

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:40 AM
Sunset

5:00 PM

803 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 50°F · 12 mph NW wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (81/100).

4 AM

46°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

5 AM

45°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph NW

6 AM

44°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph NW

7 AM

43°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph NW

8 AM

45°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph NW

9 AM Best

50°

Sunny

12 mph NW

10 AM

52°

Sunny

12 mph NW

11 AM

54°

Sunny

13 mph NW

12 PM

56°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph NW

1 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph W

2 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph W

3 PM

59°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W

4 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W

Wind on this route

37 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 37 mph from the WNW (300°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 122° · tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 120° · tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 109° · tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 112° · tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 124° · tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 127° · tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 129° · tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 128° · tailwind 0.3 mi

Elevation profile

179 ft gain 163 ft loss Max 240' Min 144' 2.8 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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

+10

−

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

-36

Tailwind on this route 37 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 27 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 2.8 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 98 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN · route SST
Operator: Anne Arundel County
Start: 39.0841, -76.7001
OSM: relation 11016742

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.