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 Jun 13, 8:09 AM ET

Today's verdict

Great day to get the road bike out.

70°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

74 /100

great

73 Bike commuting

74 Road

73 E-bike

74 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

70°F

Sunny
Wind

— mph

NW
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

5:40 AM
Sunset

8:33 PM

745 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 75°F · 6 mph N wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (61/100).

9 AM Best

75°

Sunny

6 mph N

10 AM

80°

Sunny

6 mph N

11 AM

82°

Sunny

6 mph N

12 PM

84°

Sunny

5 mph NW

1 PM

85°

Sunny

6 mph NW

2 PM

87°

Sunny

6 mph W

3 PM

87°

Sunny

5 mph W

4 PM

87°

Sunny

5 mph W

5 PM

88°

Sunny

6 mph W

6 PM

86°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W

7 PM

85°

Mostly Clear

3 mph W

8 PM

83°

Mostly Clear

2 mph SW

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

70°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

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.