BWI Trail

10.6 mi Loop 180 ft gain

10.6-mile mixed loop with 180 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “BWI”, separated from motor traffic.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

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

Best for e-bike riding 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
    75°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    17 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    69%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    5:40 AM
  • Sunset
    8:33 PM
    746 min remaining

9 AM looks best — 75°F · 6 mph N wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (61/100).

9 AM Best
75°

Sunny

6 mph N
61
10 AM
81°

Sunny

6 mph N
61
11 AM
83°

Sunny

6 mph N
61
12 PM
85°

Sunny

6 mph NW
61
1 PM
87°

Sunny

6 mph NW
60
2 PM
88°

Sunny

6 mph W
58
3 PM
89°

Sunny

6 mph W
56
4 PM
90°

Sunny

6 mph W
54
5 PM
88°

Sunny

6 mph W
58
6 PM
88°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph W
58
7 PM
87°

Partly Cloudy

3 mph W
60
8 PM
83°

Mostly Clear

2 mph W
61

17 mph crosswind — keep the bars loose on exposed sections.

Currently 17 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 8° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 18° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 90° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 58° · crosswind 0.7 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 145° · tailwind 0.8 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 163° · quartering tailwind 0.9 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 170° · quartering tailwind 0.9 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 252° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
50'100'150'200' 0 mi2 mi4 mi6 mi8 mi9 mi
209 ft gain 206 ft loss Max 197' Min 85' 8.7 mi sampled
·
75°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
10.6 mi loop
Elevation gain
180 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Loop
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
LCN · route BWI
Start
39.1708, -76.6943
City hub
Columbia, MD
OSM
relation 1772197

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

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