Bethesda, MD · mixed · paved

Georgetown Branch Trail

4.2 mi Out-and-back 112 ft gain

Interrupted by the Purple Line

Live · updated Aug 9, 6:50 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

61 /100

good

73 Bike commuting

61 Road

73 E-bike

74 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

Route map

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Atmosphere

Air temp

73°F

Clear
Wind

— mph

W
Rain

4%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

96%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:16 AM
Sunset

8:11 PM

802 min remaining

Best time today

7 AM looks best — 75°F · 3 mph W wind · partly sunny. 8 AM is a close second (61/100).

7 AM Best

75°

Partly Sunny

3 mph W

8 AM

77°

Partly Sunny

3 mph W

9 AM

80°

Partly Sunny

6 mph W

10 AM

84°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W

11 AM

87°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph NW

12 PM

89°

Sunny

7 mph NW

1 PM

90°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W

2 PM

91°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W

3 PM

92°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W

4 PM

91°

Sunny

7 mph W

5 PM

90°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph W

6 PM

90°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph W

7 PM

89°

Mostly Clear

2 mph W

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

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

Leg 1 Bearing 56° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 26° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 45° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 65° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 75° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 96° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 46° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 63° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi

Elevation profile

154 ft gain 177 ft loss Max 361' Min 223' 4 mi sampled

Score breakdown

73°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

Advisories & nearby alerts

NWSTest Message

About this route

Distance: 4.2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 112 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: RCN · route GBT
Start: 38.9826, -77.0916
City hub: Bethesda, MD
OSM: relation 7178364 , relation 12048746

Description sourced from the OSM relation description tag.