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.

55 /100
good
54 Bike commuting
55 Road
68 E-bike
69 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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  • Air temp
    81°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    12 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    48%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    5:42 AM
  • Sunset
    8:35 PM
    615 min remaining

5 PM looks best — 86°F · 3 mph W wind · sunny. 11 AM is a close second (61/100).

11 AM
81°

Sunny

6 mph N
61
12 PM
83°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
1 PM
84°

Sunny

6 mph NW
61
2 PM
85°

Sunny

6 mph NW
61
3 PM
87°

Sunny

5 mph W
60
4 PM
87°

Sunny

5 mph W
60
5 PM Best
86°

Sunny

3 mph W
62
6 PM
87°

Mostly Clear

3 mph W
60
7 PM
85°

Mostly Clear

3 mph W
61
8 PM
83°

Mostly Clear

1 mph W
61

12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the NNW (340°). 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° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 273° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 312° · headwind 0.4 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 327° · headwind 0.4 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 334° · headwind 0.4 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 18° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 15° · quartering 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
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81°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-2
Quartering headwind 12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.
-4
+
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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