Washington, DC · separated · paved

Capital Crescent Trail

7.6 mi Out-and-back 351 ft gain

The Capital Crescent Trail (CCT) is a 7.04-mile (11.33 km), shared-use rail trail that runs from Georgetown in Washington, D.C., to Bethesda, Maryland. An extension of the trail from Bethesda to Silver Spring along a route formerly known as the Georgetown Branch Trail is being built as part of the Purple Line light rail project.

Live · updated Jun 13, 8:09 AM ET

Today's verdict

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

25 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.

39 /100

43 Bike commuting

39 Road

59 E-bike

61 Bike-share

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 temp

77°F

Sunny
Wind

25 mph

NW
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

69%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

5:42 AM
Sunset

8:34 PM

746 min remaining

Best time today

12 PM looks best — 86°F · 5 mph NW wind · sunny. 1 PM is a close second (62/100).

9 AM

77°

Sunny

6 mph N

10 AM

82°

Sunny

6 mph N

11 AM

84°

Sunny

6 mph N

12 PM Best

86°

Sunny

5 mph NW

1 PM

86°

Sunny

5 mph NW

2 PM

87°

Sunny

5 mph W

3 PM

89°

Sunny

6 mph W

4 PM

89°

Sunny

6 mph W

5 PM

89°

Sunny

6 mph W

6 PM

90°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W

7 PM

88°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W

8 PM

86°

Partly Cloudy

3 mph W

Wind on this route

25 mph headwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 25 mph from the N (350°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 283° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 275° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 300° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 330° · headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 322° · headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 334° · headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 353° · headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 22° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi

Elevation profile

325 ft gain 49 ft loss Max 328' Min 23' 7.4 mi sampled

Score breakdown

77°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

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

-18

−

Quartering headwind 25 mph headwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 7.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 351 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: RCN · route CCT
Start: 38.9025, -77.0591
City hub: Washington, DC
OSM: relation 1393064

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.