Bethesda, MD · mixed · paved
Bethesda Trolley Trail
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.
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Today's verdict
Workable day to get the road bike out.
- 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
Best for bike-share touring 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 temp79°FClear
- Wind17 mphNE
- Rain5%Next 24h: 0.07"
- Humidity61%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrypaved surface
- Sunrise6:46 AM
- Sunset7:24 PM155 min remaining
Best time today
5 PM looks best — 79°F · 3 mph NE wind · mostly cloudy. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Wind on this route
17 mph crosswind — expect a 17 mph quartering headwind on the return.
Currently 17 mph from the ENE (70°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 175° · crosswind 0.3 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 176° · crosswind 0.3 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 182° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 183° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 182° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 166° · crosswind 0.3 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 165° · crosswind 0.3 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 168° · crosswind 0.3 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
Advisories & nearby alerts
About this route
- 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.