MD · separated · paved
Frederick Douglass Rail Trail
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.
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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.
- Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
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0 Bike commuting
0 Road
0 E-bike
0 Bike-share
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 temp83°FClear
- Wind12 mphW
- Rain27%Next 24h: 0.19"
- Humidity61%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetpaved surface
- Sunrise6:14 AM
- Sunset8:04 PM378 min remaining
Best time today
Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.
Wind on this route
12 mph crosswind — expect a 12 mph quartering headwind on the return.
Currently 12 mph from the W (270°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 204° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 193° · crosswind 0.3 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 193° · crosswind 0.3 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 193° · crosswind 0.3 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 193° · crosswind 0.3 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 179° · crosswind 0.3 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 178° · crosswind 0.3 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 185° · crosswind 0.3 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
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83°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3 −
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 −
Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
-32 About this route
- 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.