Arlington, VA · mostly separated · mixed
66 Parallel Trail
15.8-mile mixed route with 308 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “66”, mostly separated from motor traffic.
Live · updated
Today's verdict
Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.
- 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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 temp73°FClear
- Wind21 mphNW
- Rain0%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Humidity73%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrymixed surface
- Sunrise5:44 AM
- Sunset8:35 PM748 min remaining
Best time today
1 PM looks best — 86°F · 3 mph NW wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (61/100).
Sunny
Sunny
Sunny
Sunny
Sunny
Sunny
Sunny
Sunny
Sunny
Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Wind on this route
21 mph crosswind — expect a 21 mph quartering headwind on the return.
Currently 21 mph from the NNW (330°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 77° · crosswind 1.4 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 40° · quartering headwind 0.9 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 77° · crosswind 1.4 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 70° · crosswind 1.2 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 90° · quartering tailwind 1.0 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 62° · crosswind 0.5 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 79° · crosswind 1.4 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 77° · crosswind 1.3 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
About this route
- Distance
- 15.8 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 308 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mostly separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- LCN · route 66
- Start
38.8350, -77.4565- City hub
- Arlington, VA
- OSM
- relation 15902152
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.