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.
- 33 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 temp82°FPartly Cloudy
- Wind33 mphS
- Rain77%Next 24h: 0.72"
- Humidity69%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetpaved surface
- Sunrise6:01 AM
- Sunset8:19 PM390 min remaining
Best time today
Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.
Wind on this route
33 mph headwind outbound — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 33 mph from the SSE (150°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 204° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 193° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 193° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 193° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 193° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 179° · headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 178° · headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 185° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
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.