Jack Markell Trail / New Castle Industrial Track Greenway

5.4 mi Out-and-back 69 ft gain

5.4-mile mixed route with 69 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “JM”, separated from motor traffic.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

62 /100
good
62 Road
75 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    82°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    12 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    40%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:39 AM
  • Sunset
    7:18 PM
    149 min remaining

5 PM looks best — 81°F · 5 mph NW wind · sunny. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).

5 PM Best
81°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
6 PM
80°

Mostly Clear

0 mph
61

12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 246° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 255° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 188° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 188° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 192° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 157° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 161° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 175° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
-50'0'50'100' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi
115 ft gain 103 ft loss Max 62' Min -3' 5 mi sampled
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82°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-2
+
Quartering tailwind 12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.
+3
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
5.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
69 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
LCN · route JM
Start
39.7245, -75.5617
City hub
Wilmington, DE
OSM
relation 9740454

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

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