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 Aug 9, 4:56 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

58 /100

good

59 Bike commuting

58 Road

73 E-bike

74 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

Clear
Wind

21 mph

W
Rain

4%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

89%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:16 AM
Sunset

8:11 PM

915 min remaining

Best time today

5 AM looks best — 76°F · 2 mph SW wind · mostly cloudy. 6 AM is a close second (61/100).

5 AM Best

76°

Mostly Cloudy

2 mph SW

6 AM

76°

Partly Sunny

2 mph SW

7 AM

76°

Partly Sunny

2 mph W

8 AM

79°

Partly Sunny

3 mph W

9 AM

81°

Partly Sunny

5 mph W

10 AM

85°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph NW

11 AM

88°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph NW

12 PM

90°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph NW

1 PM

90°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph W

2 PM

92°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W

3 PM

92°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W

4 PM

92°

Sunny

7 mph W

5 PM

93°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph W

6 PM

91°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph W

7 PM

91°

Partly Cloudy

3 mph SW

Wind on this route

21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the S (190°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

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

−

21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

-6

Quartering tailwind 21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

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.