Bethesda, MD · mixed · paved
Bethesda Bikeway
1.1-mile paved route with 118 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “BB”.
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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.
- Exposed + wet + windy — mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
- 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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0 Bike commuting
0 Road
0 E-bike
0 Bike-share
Best for bike commuting 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 temp85°FPartly Cloudy
- Wind21 mphSW
- Rain89%Next 24h: 0.69"
- Humidity62%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetpaved surface
- Sunrise6:05 AM
- Sunset8:24 PM394 min remaining
Best time today
Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.
Wind on this route
21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 21 mph from the S (190°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 185° · headwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 257° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 291° · crosswind 0.1 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 349° · tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 69° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 78° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 77° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 354° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
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85°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3 −
Exposed + wet + windy mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
-12 −
21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6 +
Quartering tailwind 21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 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 Advisories & nearby alerts
NWSTest Message
About this route
- Distance
- 1.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 118 ft
- Surface
- paved
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mixed
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
- Cycle network
- RCN · route BB
- Start
38.9824, -77.0921- City hub
- Bethesda, MD
- OSM
- relation 14988854
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.