MD · separated · mixed

Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail

19.9 mi Out-and-back 89 ft gain

The Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail (TCB), formerly known as Northern Central Railroad (NCR) Trail, is a rail trail that runs along a former Northern Central Railway corridor in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The trail extends 19.7 miles from Ashland Road in Cockeysville to the Mason–Dixon line, where it becomes the York County Heritage Rail Trail and continues to York, Pennsylvania.

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

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

Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
59°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

38 /100

38 Road

42 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding 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

59°F

Mostly Sunny
Wind

— mph

SW
Rain

2%

Next 24h: 0.01"
Humidity

96%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:42 AM
Sunset

7:26 PM

740 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 65°F · 6 mph S wind · mostly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

65°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph S

9 AM

69°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph SW

10 AM

74°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW

11 AM

77°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SW

12 PM

79°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SW

1 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW

2 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

3 PM

83°

Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

5 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

6 PM

83°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph S

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 142° · quartering tailwind 1.8 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 157° · tailwind 1.5 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 193° · tailwind 1.6 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 148° · quartering tailwind 1.7 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 128° · quartering tailwind 1.7 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 169° · tailwind 1.6 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 161° · tailwind 1.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 218° · quartering tailwind 1.7 mi

Elevation profile

803 ft gain 1367 ft loss Max 833' Min 272' 17.9 mi sampled

Score breakdown

59°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

About this route

Distance: 19.9 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 89 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route TCB
Operator: Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Start: 39.7210, -76.6979
OSM: relation 1772135

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.