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 Oct 27, 7:57 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

52°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

61 /100

good

62 Bike commuting

61 Road

63 E-bike

51 Bike-share

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 temp

52°F

Clear
Wind

21 mph

NE
Rain

2%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 52

PM2.5 · Moderate
Humidity

82%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

7:29 AM
Sunset

6:14 PM

618 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 51°F · 5 mph N wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (71/100).

8 AM Best

51°

Sunny

5 mph N

9 AM

55°

Sunny

5 mph N

10 AM

59°

Sunny

6 mph NE

11 AM

64°

Sunny

6 mph NE

12 PM

67°

Sunny

5 mph NE

1 PM

69°

Sunny

5 mph NE

2 PM

70°

Sunny

3 mph NE

3 PM

70°

Sunny

3 mph NE

4 PM

70°

Sunny

3 mph NE

5 PM

70°

Sunny

5 mph E

Wind on this route

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

Currently 21 mph from the N (360°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 283° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 275° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 300° · quartering headwind 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° · headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 353° · 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

52°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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

-6

−

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

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 52 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.

-3

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.