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.

  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
55 /100
good
56 Bike commuting
55 Road
70 E-bike
71 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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  • Air temp
    79°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    17 mph
    NE
  • Rain
    5%
    Next 24h: 0.07"
  • Humidity
    61%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:46 AM
  • Sunset
    7:24 PM
    155 min remaining

5 PM looks best — 79°F · 3 mph NE wind · mostly cloudy. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).

5 PM Best
79°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph NE
61
6 PM
79°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph E
61

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.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 175° · crosswind 0.3 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 176° · crosswind 0.3 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 182° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 183° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 182° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 166° · crosswind 0.3 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 165° · crosswind 0.3 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 168° · crosswind 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
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79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
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17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
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NWSTest Message
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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