DE · mixed · paved

Delaware City Branch Trail

2 mi Out-and-back 16 ft gain

2-mile paved route with 16 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “C&D”.

Live · updated Aug 9, 6:50 AM ET

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.
72°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
Exposed + wet pavement — mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.

0 /100

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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

72°F

Clear
Wind

— mph

W
Rain

15%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:09 AM
Sunset

8:06 PM

797 min remaining

Best time today

7 AM looks best — 77°F · 5 mph W wind · patchy fog. 8 AM is a close second (19/100).

7 AM Best

77°

Patchy Fog

5 mph W

8 AM

78°

Partly Sunny

5 mph W

9 AM

80°

Partly Sunny

5 mph W

10 AM

81°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph W

11 AM

83°

Sunny

5 mph W

12 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph W

1 PM

86°

Sunny

10 mph W

2 PM

87°

Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph W

—

3 PM

88°

Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph W

—

4 PM

88°

Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph W

—

5 PM

89°

Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph W

—

6 PM

88°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W

7 PM

87°

Clear

5 mph W

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 211° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 190° · tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 191° · tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 210° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 182° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 189° · tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 187° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 193° · tailwind 0.2 mi

Elevation profile

26 ft gain 26 ft loss Max 23' Min 3' 1.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

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Exposed + wet pavement mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. Take the lane.

-6

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

-45

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

About this route

Distance: 2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 16 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN · route C&D
Start: 39.5795, -75.5875
OSM: relation 9721151

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