Frederick Douglass Rail Trail

2.8 mi Out-and-back 13 ft gain

2.8-mile paved route with 13 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “FDRT”, separated from motor traffic.

Great day to get the road bike out.

  • 52°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
77 /100
great
76 Bike commuting
77 Road
76 E-bike
64 Bike-share

Best for road cycling today

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  • Air temp
    52°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    — mph
    NE
  • Rain
    3%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Air quality
    AQI 23
    PM2.5 · Good
  • Humidity
    93%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    7:25 AM
  • Sunset
    6:10 PM
    614 min remaining

10 AM looks best — 58°F · 10 mph NE wind · sunny. 11 AM is a close second (78/100).

8 AM
50°

Sunny

5 mph NE
77
9 AM
53°

Sunny

5 mph NE
77
10 AM Best
58°

Sunny

10 mph NE
78
11 AM
63°

Sunny

10 mph NE
78
12 PM
65°

Sunny

5 mph NE
77
1 PM
66°

Sunny

5 mph NE
77
2 PM
68°

Sunny

5 mph NE
77
3 PM
67°

Sunny

5 mph NE
77
4 PM
67°

Sunny

5 mph NE
77
5 PM
66°

Sunny

5 mph NE
77

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 204° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 193° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 193° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 193° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 193° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 179° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 178° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 185° · tailwind 0.3 mi
0'50'100' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi
28 ft gain 77 ft loss Max 69' Min 20' 2.8 mi sampled
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52°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
+
AQI 23 Clean air
+3
Distance
2.8 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
13 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
LCN · route FDRT
Start
38.7960, -76.0623
OSM
relation 15031308

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

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