It's a Bike Day

Rockville, MD · separated · paved

Germantown Road

0.9 mi Out-and-back 72 ft gain

0.9-mile paved route with 72 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “118”, separated from motor traffic.

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

58 /100
good
57 Bike commuting
58 Road
70 E-bike
58 Bike-share

Best for e-bike riding today

Route map

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Atmosphere

  • Air temp
    45°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    — mph
    NE
  • Rain
    3%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Air quality
    AQI 52
    PM2.5 · Moderate
  • Humidity
    100%

Surface & daylight

  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    7:30 AM
  • Sunset
    6:14 PM
    618 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 50°F · 5 mph NE wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (71/100).

8 AM
46°

Patchy Fog

5 mph N
58
9 AM Best
50°

Sunny

5 mph NE
71
10 AM
56°

Sunny

6 mph NE
71
11 AM
60°

Sunny

6 mph NE
71
12 PM
63°

Sunny

5 mph NE
71
1 PM
65°

Sunny

3 mph NE
71
2 PM
67°

Sunny

3 mph NE
71
3 PM
67°

Sunny

2 mph NE
71
4 PM
68°

Sunny

2 mph NE
71
5 PM
67°

Sunny

3 mph NE
71

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.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 76° · crosswind 0.1 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 87° · crosswind 0.1 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 97° · crosswind 0.1 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 103° · crosswind 0.1 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 104° · crosswind 0.1 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 112° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 104° · crosswind 0.1 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 104° · crosswind 0.1 mi

Elevation profile

350'400'450'500'550'600' 0 mi1 mi
72 ft gain 207 ft loss Max 558' Min 387' 0.9 mi sampled

Score breakdown

·
45°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
·
AQI 52 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.
-3

Advisories & nearby alerts

NWSTest Message

About this route

Distance
0.9 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
72 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
RCN · route 118
Start
39.1926, -77.2412
City hub
Rockville, MD
OSM
relation 17089580

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

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