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 Jun 13, 8:09 AM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

25 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
746 min of daylight — you need at least 791 min. lights required for this ride.

33 /100

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33 Road

59 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

77°F

Sunny
Wind

25 mph

NW
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

69%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

5:42 AM
Sunset

8:34 PM

746 min remaining

Best time today

2 PM looks best — 86°F · 5 mph NW wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (55/100).

9 AM

76°

Sunny

5 mph N

10 AM

81°

Sunny

6 mph N

11 AM

83°

Sunny

6 mph N

12 PM

85°

Sunny

5 mph N

1 PM

85°

Sunny

5 mph NW

2 PM Best

86°

Sunny

5 mph NW

3 PM

88°

Sunny

6 mph NW

4 PM

88°

Sunny

5 mph W

5 PM

88°

Sunny

5 mph W

6 PM

89°

Mostly Clear

5 mph NW

7 PM

87°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W

8 PM

85°

Mostly Clear

2 mph W

Wind on this route

25 mph headwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 25 mph from the N (350°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

77°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

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25 mph wind Strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.

-18

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Quartering headwind 25 mph headwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

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

-6

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.