Bethesda Trolley Trail

3.3 mi Out-and-back 131 ft gain

The Bethesda Trolley Trail, at one time known as the North Bethesda Trail, is a 5.9-mile (9.5 km) rail trail in southern Montgomery County, Maryland. It runs from Bouic Avenue next to the Twinbrook Metro Station in the city of Rockville to Battery Lane Park in Bethesda.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

61 /100
good
73 Bike commuting
61 Road
73 E-bike
74 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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.

  • Air temp
    73°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    — mph
    NW
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    82%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    5:42 AM
  • Sunset
    8:34 PM
    747 min remaining

9 AM looks best — 75°F · 5 mph N wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (61/100).

9 AM Best
75°

Sunny

5 mph N
61
10 AM
79°

Sunny

6 mph N
61
11 AM
82°

Sunny

6 mph N
56
12 PM
84°

Sunny

5 mph N
56
1 PM
85°

Sunny

5 mph NW
56
2 PM
86°

Sunny

5 mph NW
57
3 PM
87°

Sunny

5 mph W
55
4 PM
87°

Sunny

5 mph W
55
5 PM
87°

Sunny

5 mph W
55
6 PM
88°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W
53
7 PM
86°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W
57
8 PM
84°

Mostly Clear

2 mph W
56

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 175° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 176° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 182° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 183° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 182° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 166° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 165° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 168° · tailwind 0.3 mi
250'300'350'400' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi
135 ft gain 105 ft loss Max 381' Min 289' 2.9 mi sampled
·
73°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
3.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
131 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
mixed
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
RCN · route BTT
Start
39.0299, -77.1124
City hub
Bethesda, MD
OSM
relation 1084928

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.

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