Baltimore, MD · separated · mixed

Baltimore & Annapolis Trail

14.6 mi Out-and-back 190 ft gain

The Baltimore & Annapolis Trail is a 13.3-mile (21.4 km) rail trail in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The trail starts at Boulter's Way in Arnold and ends near Baltimore Light Rail's Glen Burnie station in Glen Burnie. Starting near Annapolis at Jonas Green Park, the trail passes (northward) through Arnold, Severna Park, Millersville, Pasadena, and Glen Burnie. The Baltimore & Annapolis Trail follows the route of the Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad from which it derives its name. Proposed in 1972 by Jim Hague, it opened on Oct 7, 1990 as the second rail trail in Maryland.

Live · updated Sep 11, 4:50 PM ET

Today's verdict

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

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

51 /100

51 Road

66 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

79°F

Cloudy
Wind

17 mph

E
Rain

3%

Next 24h: 0.02"
Humidity

58%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:44 AM
Sunset

7:22 PM

153 min remaining

Best time today

5 PM looks best — 81°F · 3 mph E wind · partly sunny. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).

5 PM Best

81°

Partly Sunny

3 mph E

6 PM

79°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph E

Wind on this route

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

Currently 17 mph from the E (80°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 54° · headwind 1.0 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 147° · quartering headwind 1.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 156° · crosswind 1.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 137° · quartering headwind 1.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 142° · quartering headwind 1.3 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 147° · quartering headwind 1.3 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 148° · quartering headwind 1.3 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 145° · quartering headwind 1.3 mi

Elevation profile

350 ft gain 297 ft loss Max 171' Min 33' 13.8 mi sampled

Score breakdown

79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

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

-6

−

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

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 14.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 190 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route B&A
Operator: Anne Arundel County
Start: 39.1614, -76.6454
City hub: Baltimore, MD
OSM: relation 1772198

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.