Arlington, VA · separated · mixed

Holmes Run Trail

2.3 mi Out-and-back 52 ft gain

The Holmes Run Trail is a partially paved trail that travels through parks northwest along Holmes Run from Cameron Run in Alexandria, Virginia to Annandale Road in Fairfax County, Virginia. The trail travels near the sides of the stream with multiple bridges, some of which are only about a foot higher than the water. The trail consists of two sections that are separated by Lake Barcroft near Columbia Pike in Fairfax County.

Live · updated Oct 27, 7:57 AM ET

Today's verdict

Great day to get the road bike out.

52°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

74 /100

great

74 Road

76 E-bike

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 temp

52°F

Clear
Wind

21 mph

NE
Rain

2%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 41

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

82%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

7:30 AM
Sunset

6:14 PM

618 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 49°F · 6 mph N wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (77/100).

8 AM Best

49°

Sunny

6 mph N

9 AM

53°

Sunny

6 mph NE

10 AM

57°

Sunny

6 mph NE

11 AM

62°

Sunny

6 mph NE

12 PM

64°

Sunny

5 mph NE

1 PM

67°

Sunny

3 mph NE

2 PM

69°

Sunny

3 mph NE

3 PM

69°

Sunny

3 mph NE

4 PM

69°

Sunny

3 mph NE

5 PM

69°

Sunny

3 mph E

Wind on this route

21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the N (360°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 148° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 180° · tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 150° · tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 151° · tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 154° · tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 109° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 126° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 119° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi

Elevation profile

118 ft gain 229 ft loss Max 154' Min 43' 2.1 mi sampled

Score breakdown

52°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

-6

Quartering tailwind 21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 41 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 2.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 52 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Start: 38.8311, -77.1342
City hub: Arlington, VA
OSM: relation 1629353

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.