Bethesda, MD · mostly separated · mixed

50 (Maryland)

200.7 mi Out-and-back 2470 ft gain

U.S. Bicycle Route 50 (USBR 50) is a planned east–west cross country U.S. Bicycle Route that currently consists of two discontiguous sections: a western section between San Francisco and Border, Utah, and an eastern section between Terre Haute, Indiana, and Washington, D.C.

Live · updated Oct 27, 7:57 AM ET

Today's verdict

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

618 min of daylight — you need at least 791 min. lights required for this ride.
52°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

39 /100

39 Road

52 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding 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

52°F

Clear
Wind

21 mph

NE
Rain

2%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 52

PM2.5 · Moderate
Humidity

82%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

7:30 AM
Sunset

6:14 PM

618 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 49°F · 5 mph N wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (49/100).

8 AM Best

49°

Sunny

5 mph N

9 AM

53°

Sunny

5 mph N

10 AM

58°

Sunny

6 mph NE

11 AM

63°

Sunny

6 mph NE

12 PM

66°

Sunny

5 mph NE

1 PM

68°

Sunny

5 mph NE

2 PM

70°

Sunny

3 mph NE

3 PM

70°

Sunny

3 mph NE

4 PM

70°

Sunny

3 mph NE

5 PM

69°

Sunny

3 mph E

Wind on this route

21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the N (360°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 300° · quartering headwind 5.8 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 328° · quartering headwind 5.0 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 289° · crosswind 6.1 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 292° · quartering headwind 6.1 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 339° · headwind 5.2 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 24° · headwind 5.1 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 309° · quartering headwind 6.1 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 288° · crosswind 5.5 mi

Elevation profile

6692 ft gain 4559 ft loss Max 2172' Min 36' 140.9 mi sampled

Score breakdown

52°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

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

-6

−

Quartering headwind 21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

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

-3

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618 min of daylight You need at least 791 min. Lights required for this ride.

-22

Advisories & nearby alerts

NWSTest Message

About this route

Distance: 200.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 2470 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: NCN · route 50
Start: 38.9364, -77.1172
City hub: Bethesda, MD
OSM: relation 3322741

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.