Arlington, VA · separated · paved
Custis Trail
4.3-mile paved route with 302 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “CT”, separated from motor traffic.
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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.
- 54 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
- Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
Best for bike commuting 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 temp84°FPartly Cloudy
- Wind54 mphSW
- Rain88%Next 24h: 0.74"
- Humidity70%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetpaved surface
- Sunrise6:05 AM
- Sunset8:23 PM394 min remaining
Best time today
Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.
Wind on this route
54 mph crosswind — expect a 54 mph quartering headwind on the return.
Currently 54 mph from the S (170°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 265° · crosswind 0.4 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 251° · crosswind 0.4 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 283° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 254° · crosswind 0.4 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 222° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 233° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 251° · crosswind 0.4 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 238° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
About this route
- Distance
- 4.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 302 ft
- Surface
- paved
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
- Cycle network
- RCN · route CT
- Start
38.8991, -77.0706- City hub
- Arlington, VA
- OSM
- relation 1161687
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.