9-11 Trail (DC/Maryland Anacostia Alternative)

6.1 mi Out-and-back 66 ft gain

6.1-mile mixed route with 66 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the U.S. Bicycle Route System, route reference “9-11”, operated by September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance, separated from motor traffic.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
61 /100
good
61 Road
76 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    79°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    17 mph
    E
  • Rain
    6%
    Next 24h: 0.04"
  • Humidity
    61%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:45 AM
  • Sunset
    7:23 PM
    154 min remaining

5 PM looks best — 82°F · 5 mph E wind · cloudy. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).

5 PM Best
82°

Cloudy

5 mph E
61
6 PM
80°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph E
61

17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the ENE (70°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 232° · tailwind 0.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 241° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 225° · tailwind 0.4 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 186° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 201° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 224° · tailwind 0.5 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 246° · tailwind 0.5 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 238° · tailwind 0.6 mi
-50'0'50'100' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi
138 ft gain 115 ft loss Max 59' Min -7' 4.5 mi sampled
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79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
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Tailwind on this route 17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.
+6
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
6.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
66 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
NCN · route 9-11
Operator
September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance
Start
38.9054, -76.9488
City hub
Washington, DC
OSM
relation 13890675

Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.

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