Columbia, MD · mostly separated · mixed

Trolley Line #9 Trail

1.5 mi Out-and-back 292 ft gain

The Trolley Line #9 Trail is a 1.25-mile (2.0 km) trail in western Baltimore County, Maryland. It begins at the west end of Edmondson Avenue and extends from Catonsville through Oella to Main Street, Ellicott City. The trail follows what was originally part of the Catonsville and Ellicott City Electric Railway Company trolley line that shuttled passengers between Ellicott City and Baltimore from the late 1890s to the mid-1950s.

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

71 Road

70 E-bike

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 52

PM2.5 · Moderate
Humidity

87%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

7:29 AM
Sunset

6:12 PM

616 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 52°F · 5 mph NE wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (71/100).

8 AM

46°

Patchy Fog

5 mph N

9 AM Best

52°

Sunny

5 mph NE

10 AM

57°

Sunny

6 mph NE

11 AM

61°

Sunny

6 mph NE

12 PM

64°

Sunny

5 mph NE

1 PM

66°

Sunny

3 mph NE

2 PM

67°

Sunny

3 mph NE

3 PM

68°

Sunny

3 mph NE

4 PM

68°

Sunny

3 mph NE

5 PM

67°

Sunny

3 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 headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 82° · crosswind 0.1 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 68° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 112° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 109° · crosswind 0.1 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 71° · crosswind 0.1 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 35° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 27° · headwind 0.1 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 18° · headwind 0.1 mi

Elevation profile

296 ft gain 46 ft loss Max 397' Min 144' 1.5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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

+10

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 52 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.

-3

About this route

Distance: 1.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 292 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN
Operator: Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks
Start: 39.2681, -76.7935
City hub: Columbia, MD
OSM: relation 12299411

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.