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 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.
50°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

44 /100

44 Road

58 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

50°F

Cloudy
Wind

37 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 20

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

58%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:42 AM
Sunset

4:58 PM

802 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 49°F · 14 mph NW wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (78/100).

4 AM

47°

Mostly Cloudy

15 mph NW

5 AM

46°

Mostly Cloudy

14 mph NW

6 AM

45°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph NW

7 AM

44°

Sunny

13 mph NW

8 AM

45°

Sunny

13 mph NW

9 AM Best

49°

Sunny

14 mph NW

10 AM

51°

Sunny

14 mph NW

11 AM

53°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph NW

12 PM

55°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph NW

1 PM

56°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph NW

2 PM

56°

Partly Sunny

16 mph W

3 PM

56°

Partly Sunny

16 mph W

4 PM

54°

Partly Sunny

17 mph W

Wind on this route

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

Currently 37 mph from the WNW (290°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

50°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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

-36

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

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 20 Clean air

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.