Columbia, MD · separated · mixed

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.

Live · updated Aug 11, 1:23 AM ET

Today's verdict

Thunderstorms in the forecast — lightning and cyclists are a bad combination.

Thunderstorms — lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
29 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
72°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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Best for road cycling 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 temp

72°F

Cloudy
Wind

29 mph

W
Rain

38%

Next 24h: 0.23"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:16 AM
Sunset

8:07 PM

1125 min remaining

Best time today

2 AM looks best — 73°F · 5 mph W wind · mostly cloudy. 3 AM is a close second (25/100).

2 AM Best

73°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

3 AM

73°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

4 AM

73°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph W

5 AM

73°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

6 AM

73°

Partly Sunny

5 mph W

7 AM

73°

Partly Sunny

5 mph W

8 AM

75°

Partly Sunny

3 mph W

9 AM

78°

Partly Sunny

6 mph NW

10 AM

81°

Partly Sunny

6 mph W

11 AM

84°

Partly Sunny

7 mph W

12 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W

1 PM

87°

Partly Sunny

7 mph W

2 PM

87°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

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3 PM

88°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

—

4 PM

88°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W

—

5 PM

87°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

7 mph W

—

6 PM

85°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

7 mph W

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7 PM

82°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

6 mph W

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Wind on this route

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

Currently 29 mph from the W (260°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 8° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 18° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 90° · tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 58° · tailwind 0.7 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 145° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 163° · crosswind 0.9 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 170° · crosswind 0.9 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 252° · headwind 0.8 mi

Elevation profile

209 ft gain 206 ft loss Max 197' Min 85' 8.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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29 mph wind Strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.

-18

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Strong crosswind 29 mph crosswind — keep the bars loose on exposed sections.

-3

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

-45

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

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.