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 Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

68 /100

good

69 Bike commuting

68 Road

70 E-bike

71 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

66°F

Clear
Wind

17 mph

SW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

88%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:42 AM
Sunset

7:25 PM

739 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 66°F · 7 mph SW wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (74/100).

8 AM Best

66°

Sunny

7 mph SW

9 AM

69°

Sunny

7 mph SW

10 AM

74°

Sunny

8 mph SW

11 AM

78°

Sunny

8 mph SW

12 PM

81°

Sunny

9 mph SW

1 PM

84°

Sunny

10 mph SW

2 PM

86°

Sunny

10 mph SW

3 PM

86°

Sunny

12 mph S

4 PM

88°

Sunny

12 mph S

5 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph S

6 PM

85°

Mostly Clear

12 mph S

Wind on this route

17 mph crosswind — expect a 17 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the SW (220°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

-6

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

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.