Columbia, MD · mostly separated · mixed

Trolley Line #9 Trail

1.5 mi Out-and-back 292 ft gain

The Trolley Line #9 Trail is a 1.25-mile (2.0 km) trail in western Baltimore County, Maryland. It begins at the west end of Edmondson Avenue and extends from Catonsville through Oella to Main Street, Ellicott City. The trail follows what was originally part of the Catonsville and Ellicott City Electric Railway Company trolley line that shuttled passengers between Ellicott City and Baltimore from the late 1890s to the mid-1950s.

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Great 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.

71 /100

great

71 Road

73 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

66°F

Clear
Wind

17 mph

SW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

88%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:43 AM
Sunset

7:26 PM

740 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 67°F · 5 mph SW wind · mostly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (74/100).

8 AM Best

67°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW

9 AM

72°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph SW

10 AM

77°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph SW

11 AM

80°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW

12 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SW

1 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW

2 PM

86°

Sunny

9 mph SW

3 PM

87°

Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

88°

Sunny

10 mph S

5 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph S

6 PM

86°

Mostly Clear

10 mph S

Wind on this route

17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

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

Leg 1 Bearing 82° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 68° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 112° · crosswind 0.1 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 109° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 71° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 35° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 27° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 18° · tailwind 0.1 mi

Elevation profile

296 ft gain 46 ft loss Max 397' Min 144' 1.5 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

Quartering tailwind 17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 1.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 292 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN
Operator: Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks
Start: 39.2681, -76.7935
City hub: Columbia, MD
OSM: relation 12299411

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.