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 Sep 11, 4:50 PM ET

Today's verdict

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

51 /100

52 Bike commuting

51 Road

66 E-bike

67 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring 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

79°F

Cloudy
Wind

17 mph

E
Rain

4%

Next 24h: 0.02"
Humidity

58%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:44 AM
Sunset

7:22 PM

153 min remaining

Best time today

5 PM looks best — 80°F · 5 mph E wind · partly sunny. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).

5 PM Best

80°

Partly Sunny

5 mph E

6 PM

79°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph E

Wind on this route

17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the E (80°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

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

-6

−

Quartering headwind 17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

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.