MD · mostly separated · paved

South Shore Trail

2.8 mi Out-and-back 98 ft gain

The South Shore Trail is a 11.2-mile (18.0 km) long, planned shared-use rail trail that will run from Annapolis to Odenton in Maryland, United States. Two segments, totaling 2.96-mile (4.76 km) have been built. The Trail primarily utilizes the abandoned road bed of the Annapolis and Elk Ridge Railroad. The trail will connect with the Colonial Annapolis Maritime Trail on the east and the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Trail, via the Odenton Bike Path, on the west.

Live · updated Oct 27, 7:57 AM ET

Today's verdict

Great day to get the road bike out.

48°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

71 /100

great

57 Bike commuting

71 Road

70 E-bike

58 Bike-share

Best for road cycling 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

48°F

Clear
Wind

— mph

NE
Rain

3%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 51

PM2.5 · Moderate
Humidity

87%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

7:28 AM
Sunset

6:12 PM

616 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 48°F · 6 mph N wind · patchy fog. 9 AM is a close second (71/100).

8 AM Best

48°

Patchy Fog

6 mph N

9 AM

54°

Sunny

6 mph NE

10 AM

58°

Sunny

7 mph NE

11 AM

61°

Sunny

7 mph NE

12 PM

64°

Sunny

6 mph NE

1 PM

66°

Sunny

6 mph NE

2 PM

67°

Sunny

5 mph NE

3 PM

67°

Sunny

5 mph NE

4 PM

67°

Sunny

5 mph E

5 PM

66°

Sunny

5 mph E

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 quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 122° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 120° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 109° · crosswind 0.3 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 112° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 124° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 127° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 129° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 128° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi

Elevation profile

179 ft gain 163 ft loss Max 240' Min 144' 2.8 mi sampled

Score breakdown

48°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 51 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.

-3

About this route

Distance: 2.8 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 98 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN · route SST
Operator: Anne Arundel County
Start: 39.0841, -76.7001
OSM: relation 11016742

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.