Columbia, MD · mixed · mixed

Clarksville-Fort Meade Signed State Bicycle Route

11.4 mi Out-and-back 433 ft gain

11.4-mile mixed route with 433 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “32”, operated by Howard County Office of Transportation.

Live · updated Aug 11, 1:23 AM ET

Today's verdict

Thunderstorms in the forecast — lightning and cyclists are a bad combination.

Thunderstorms — lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
90°F air — above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°f). heat acclimation required.
Exposed + wet pavement — mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.

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Best for road cycling 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

90°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

12 mph

W
Rain

38%

Next 24h: 0.23"

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:16 AM
Sunset

8:08 PM

1126 min remaining

Best time today

2 AM looks best — 73°F · 5 mph W wind · mostly cloudy. 3 AM is a close second (19/100).

2 AM Best

73°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

3 AM

73°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph W

4 AM

73°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

5 AM

73°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

6 AM

73°

Partly Sunny

5 mph W

7 AM

73°

Partly Sunny

3 mph W

8 AM

75°

Partly Sunny

3 mph W

9 AM

78°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph NW

10 AM

81°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W

11 AM

84°

Partly Sunny

8 mph W

12 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W

1 PM

87°

Partly Sunny

7 mph W

2 PM

87°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

—

3 PM

88°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

—

4 PM

87°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

—

5 PM

87°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

8 mph W

—

6 PM

85°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

7 mph W

—

7 PM

82°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

6 mph W

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Wind on this route

12 mph crosswind — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the SW (230°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 287° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 317° · crosswind 0.9 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 285° · quartering headwind 0.9 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 329° · crosswind 0.9 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 341° · quartering tailwind 1.0 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 305° · crosswind 0.9 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 329° · crosswind 0.8 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 314° · crosswind 0.7 mi

Elevation profile

476 ft gain 217 ft loss Max 423' Min 167' 8.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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90°F air Above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°F). Heat acclimation required.

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Exposed + wet pavement mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. Take the lane.

-6

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

-2

−

Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

-45

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

About this route

Distance: 11.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 433 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route 32
Operator: Howard County Office of Transportation
Start: 39.1232, -76.7857
City hub: Columbia, MD
OSM: relation 6656742

Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.