Great Allegheny Passage (Maryland)

20.6 mi Out-and-back 1565 ft gain

The Allegheny Highlands Trail of Maryland (AHTM) is a 20.47-mile (32.94 km) long rail trail between the C&O Canal in Cumberland and the Mason–Dixon line, where it meets the Allegheny Highlands Trail of Pennsylvania. It forms part of the Pittsburgh–Washington, DC Great Allegheny Passage.

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.
  • 69°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
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Best for road cycling today

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  • Air temp
    69°F
    Mostly Cloudy
  • Wind
    — mph
    W
  • Rain
    46%
    Next 24h: 0.15"
  • Humidity
    95%
  • Pavement
    wet
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:23 AM
  • Sunset
    8:17 PM
    1295 min remaining

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

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

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 319° · quartering headwind 1.7 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 356° · headwind 1.5 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 245° · quartering tailwind 1.4 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 315° · quartering headwind 1.6 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 237° · quartering tailwind 1.5 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 303° · quartering headwind 1.2 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 218° · quartering tailwind 1.4 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 239° · quartering tailwind 1.8 mi
600'1000'1400'1800'2200' 0 mi2 mi4 mi6 mi8 mi10 mi12 mi14 mi16 mi
3034 ft gain 1469 ft loss Max 2241' Min 607' 15.6 mi sampled
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69°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
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Distance
20.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
1565 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Start
39.6493, -78.7630
City hub
Cumberland, MD
OSM
relation 1369277

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.

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