It's a Bike Day

Arlington, VA · mostly separated · mixed

66 Parallel Trail

15.8 mi Out-and-back 308 ft gain

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.

Today's verdict

Thunderstorms in the forecast — lightning and cyclists are a bad combination.

  • Thunderstorms — lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
  • Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
  • 70°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
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0 Road
0 E-bike

Best for road cycling today

Route map

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Atmosphere

  • Air temp
    70°F
    Mostly Clear
  • Wind
    12 mph
    W
  • Rain
    31%
    Next 24h: 0.13"
  • Humidity
    94%

Surface & daylight

  • Pavement
    wet
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:19 AM
  • Sunset
    8:10 PM
    1128 min remaining

Best time today

2 AM looks best — 73°F · 2 mph SW wind · mostly cloudy. 3 AM is a close second (25/100).

2 AM Best
73°

Mostly Cloudy

2 mph SW
25
3 AM
73°

Mostly Cloudy

2 mph W
25
4 AM
73°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph W
25
5 AM
73°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph NW
25
6 AM
73°

Partly Sunny

2 mph SW
25
7 AM
73°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph W
25
8 AM
74°

Partly Sunny

3 mph NW
25
9 AM
77°

Partly Sunny

3 mph W
25
10 AM
81°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph W
20
11 AM
83°

Partly Sunny

6 mph W
20
12 PM
85°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph W
20
1 PM
86°

Partly Sunny

6 mph W
21
2 PM
87°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W
—
3 PM
88°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

6 mph W
—
4 PM
88°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W
—
5 PM
87°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W
—
6 PM
86°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W
—
7 PM
84°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph NW
—

Wind on this route

12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the SSW (210°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 77° · quartering tailwind 1.4 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 40° · tailwind 0.9 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 77° · quartering tailwind 1.4 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 70° · quartering tailwind 1.2 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 90° · quartering tailwind 1.0 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 62° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 79° · quartering tailwind 1.4 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 77° · quartering tailwind 1.3 mi

Elevation profile

200'300'400'500' 0 mi2 mi4 mi6 mi8 mi10 mi12 mi13 mi
518 ft gain 371 ft loss Max 463' Min 240' 12.9 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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70°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
−
12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-2
+
Quartering tailwind 12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.
+3
−
Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
-45
−
Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
-32

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.

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