Rehoboth Beach, DE · mixed · mixed
Cape Henlopen Regional Loop
8.1-mile mixed route with 66 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network.
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Today's verdict
Thunderstorms in the forecast — lightning and cyclists are a bad combination.
- Thunderstorms — lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
- 46 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
- Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
- Exposed + wet + windy — mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
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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 temp82°FClear
- Wind46 mphS
- Rain61%Next 24h: 0.58"
- Humidity66%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetmixed surface
- Sunrise5:58 AM
- Sunset8:15 PM385 min remaining
Best time today
Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.
Wind on this route
46 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 46 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 46 mph from the SSW (200°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 45° · tailwind 0.7 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 31° · tailwind 0.7 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 350° · tailwind 0.7 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 300° · crosswind 0.5 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 345° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 36° · tailwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 1° · tailwind 0.7 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 312° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
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82°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3 −
Exposed + wet + windy mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
-12 −
46 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
-36 +
Quartering tailwind 46 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 46 mph headwind on the return.
+3 −
Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
-45 −
Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
-32 About this route
- Distance
- 8.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 66 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mixed
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- RCN
- Start
38.7139, -75.0951- City hub
- Rehoboth Beach, DE
- OSM
- relation 19347359
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.