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 Aug 11, 1:24 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.
90°F air — above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°f). heat acclimation required.

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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

90°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

12 mph

W
Rain

38%

Next 24h: 0.31"

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:16 AM
Sunset

8:07 PM

1125 min remaining

Best time today

12 PM looks best — 86°F · 7 mph W wind · mostly sunny. 2 AM is a close second (25/100).

2 AM

73°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

3 AM

73°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

4 AM

73°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

5 AM

73°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

6 AM

73°

Partly Sunny

5 mph W

7 AM

74°

Partly Sunny

3 mph W

8 AM

75°

Partly Sunny

3 mph W

9 AM

78°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph NW

10 AM

81°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph W

11 AM

83°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W

12 PM Best

86°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W

1 PM

87°

Partly Sunny

7 mph W

2 PM

87°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

—

3 PM

88°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W

—

4 PM

87°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

—

5 PM

86°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

7 mph W

—

6 PM

85°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

7 mph W

—

7 PM

81°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

6 mph W

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Wind on this route

12 mph crosswind — expect a 12 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the SW (230°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

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90°F air Above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°F). Heat acclimation required.

-10

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12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

-2

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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: 2.8 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.