Columbia, MD · separated · mixed
BWI Trail
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.
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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 e-bike riding 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 temp75°FClear
- Wind17 mphNW
- Rain0%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Humidity69%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrymixed surface
- Sunrise5:40 AM
- Sunset8:33 PM746 min remaining
Best time today
9 AM looks best — 75°F · 6 mph N wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (61/100).
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Wind on this route
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.
- Leg 1 Bearing 8° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 18° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 90° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 58° · crosswind 0.7 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 145° · tailwind 0.8 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 163° · quartering tailwind 0.9 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 170° · quartering tailwind 0.9 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 252° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
Elevation profile
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About this route
- 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.