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 Sep 11, 4:50 PM ET

Today's verdict

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

29 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

81°F

Clear
Wind

29 mph

NE
Rain

6%

Next 24h: 0.08"
Humidity

58%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:46 AM
Sunset

7:24 PM

155 min remaining

Best time today

5 PM looks best — 82°F · 5 mph NE wind · mostly cloudy. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).

5 PM Best

82°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph NE

6 PM

81°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph E

Wind on this route

29 mph headwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 29 mph from the NNE (30°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

81°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

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

-18

−

Quartering headwind 29 mph headwind outbound — expect a 29 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.