Great Seneca Highway Bicycle Route

4.4 mi Out-and-back 171 ft gain

4.4-mile paved route with 171 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “119”, separated from motor traffic.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

61 /100
good
60 Bike commuting
61 Road
73 E-bike
74 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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  • Air temp
    77°F
    Cloudy
  • Wind
    — mph
    NE
  • Rain
    4%
    Next 24h: 0.08"
  • Humidity
    69%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:46 AM
  • Sunset
    7:24 PM
    155 min remaining

5 PM looks best — 79°F · 2 mph NE wind · mostly cloudy. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).

5 PM Best
79°

Mostly Cloudy

2 mph NE
61
6 PM
80°

Mostly Cloudy

2 mph E
61

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

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

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 304° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 282° · crosswind 0.4 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 273° · crosswind 0.4 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 312° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 327° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 334° · headwind 0.4 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 18° · headwind 0.4 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 15° · headwind 0.4 mi
300'350'400'450'500' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi4 mi
229 ft gain 193 ft loss Max 469' Min 302' 4.2 mi sampled
·
77°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
NWSTest Message
Distance
4.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
171 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
RCN · route 119
Start
39.1334, -77.2450
City hub
Rockville, MD
OSM
relation 17202907

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

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