It's a Bike Day

Rehoboth Beach, DE · on road · paved

DE Bicycle Route 1

46.3 mi Out-and-back 75 ft gain

Delaware Bicycle Route 1 is a bicycle route that runs the north-south length of the U.S. state of Delaware, from the Maryland border in Fenwick Island, Sussex County north to the Pennsylvania border near Montchanin, New Castle County. The route passes through many Delaware scenes, including beaches, farmland, state parks, and towns. The route is the first of many signed bike routes planned in the state.

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.
  • Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
  • NWS alert active — check the alert before rolling out.
  • Exposed + wet + windy — on road traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
  • 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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0 Bike commuting
0 Road
0 E-bike
0 Bike-share

Best for bike commuting 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
    82°F
    Partly Cloudy
  • Wind
    21 mph
    W
  • Rain
    24%
    Next 24h: 0.28"
  • Humidity
    62%

Surface & daylight

  • Pavement
    wet
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:10 AM
  • Sunset
    8:00 PM
    375 min remaining

Best time today

4 PM looks best — 88°F · 5 mph NW wind · partly sunny. 6 PM is a close second (0/100).

2 PM
87°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph NW
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3 PM
88°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph W
—
4 PM Best
88°

Partly Sunny

5 mph NW
0
5 PM
87°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph SW
—
6 PM
86°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph SW
—
7 PM
85°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph SW
—

Wind on this route

21 mph crosswind — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the WSW (240°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 311° · crosswind 2.6 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 238° · headwind 2.3 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 319° · crosswind 2.5 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 288° · quartering headwind 2.6 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 319° · crosswind 2.5 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 329° · crosswind 2.6 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 327° · crosswind 2.6 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 295° · quartering headwind 1.9 mi

Elevation profile

0'50'100' 0 mi6 mi12 mi18 mi24 mi30 mi36 mi42 mi
381 ft gain 343 ft loss Max 69' Min 10' 41.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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82°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
−
Exposed + wet + windy on road traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
-12
−
21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
−
Strong crosswind 21 mph crosswind — expect a 21 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
−
NWS alert active Check the alert before rolling out.
-20

Advisories & nearby alerts

NWSCoastal Flood Advisory

Coastal Flood Advisory issued August 11 at 3:23AM EDT until August 12 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

About this route

Distance
46.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
75 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
on road
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
RCN · route 1
Start
38.7216, -75.1409
City hub
Rehoboth Beach, DE
OSM
relation 1082623

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.

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