Washington, DC · mostly separated · mixed
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Trail (DC)
4.4-mile mixed route with 115 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, mostly separated from motor traffic.
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Today's verdict
Workable day to get the road bike out.
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 temp82°FClear
- Wind6 mphNW
- Rain0%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Humidity42%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrymixed surface
- Sunrise5:42 AM
- Sunset8:34 PM614 min remaining
Best time today
12 PM looks best — 86°F · 5 mph NW wind · sunny. 1 PM is a close second (62/100).
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Wind on this route
Light headwind (6 mph) — noticeable but not brutal.
Currently 6 mph from the NW (315°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 273° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 274° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 280° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 273° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 294° · headwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 316° · headwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 333° · headwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 327° · headwind 0.4 mi
Elevation profile
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About this route
- Distance
- 4.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 115 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mostly separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- RCN
- Start
38.9040, -77.0567- City hub
- Washington, DC
- OSM
- relation 9773990
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.