Cape–Lewes Trail

1.6 mi Out-and-back 30 ft gain

1.6-mile paved route with 30 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, separated from motor traffic.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
55 /100
good
56 Bike commuting
55 Road
70 E-bike
71 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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.

  • Air temp
    77°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    17 mph
    N
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    69%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    5:35 AM
  • Sunset
    8:26 PM
    738 min remaining

2 PM looks best — 86°F · 5 mph N wind · sunny. 3 PM is a close second (62/100).

9 AM
76°

Sunny

5 mph N
61
10 AM
78°

Sunny

10 mph N
59
11 AM
80°

Sunny

10 mph N
59
12 PM
82°

Sunny

5 mph N
61
1 PM
84°

Sunny

5 mph N
61
2 PM Best
86°

Sunny

5 mph N
62
3 PM
86°

Sunny

5 mph N
62
4 PM
87°

Sunny

5 mph NE
60
5 PM
87°

Sunny

5 mph E
60
6 PM
87°

Mostly Clear

5 mph S
60
7 PM
85°

Mostly Clear

5 mph S
61

17 mph crosswind — expect a 17 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the N (350°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 123° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 45° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 70° · crosswind 0.1 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 83° · crosswind 0.1 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 82° · crosswind 0.1 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 77° · crosswind 0.1 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 82° · crosswind 0.1 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 79° · crosswind 0.1 mi
-50'0'50' 0 mi1 mi2 mi
58 ft gain 61 ft loss Max 23' Min -10' 1.6 mi sampled
·
77°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
1.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
30 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
LCN
Start
38.7780, -75.1320
City hub
Lewes, DE
OSM
relation 9740478

Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.

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