Columbia, MD · mostly separated · mixed
Gold Route
3.7-mile mixed route with 16 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, mostly separated from motor traffic.
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Today's verdict
Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.
- Headwind on this route — 12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.
Best for e-bike riding 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 temp75°FClear
- Wind12 mphW
- Rain3%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Humidity83%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrymixed surface
- Sunrise6:14 AM
- Sunset8:10 PM915 min remaining
Best time today
5 AM looks best — 74°F · 3 mph W wind · partly cloudy. 6 AM is a close second (61/100).
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Wind on this route
12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 12 mph from the SSW (210°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 183° · headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 221° · headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 199° · headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 164° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 191° · headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 199° · headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 195° · headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 180° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
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About this route
- Distance
- 3.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 16 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mostly separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- RCN
- Start
39.2252, -76.8146- City hub
- Columbia, MD
- OSM
- relation 17301687
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.