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 Sep 11, 4:50 PM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
29 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.

10 /100

skip

10 Road

35 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

81°F

Clear
Wind

29 mph

NE
Rain

7%

Next 24h: 0.10"
Humidity

58%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:46 AM
Sunset

7:24 PM

155 min remaining

Best time today

5 PM looks best — 81°F · 3 mph NE wind · mostly cloudy. 6 PM is a close second (25/100).

5 PM Best

81°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph NE

6 PM

79°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph E

Wind on this route

29 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 29 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 29 mph from the NNE (30°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

81°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

29 mph wind Strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.

-18

Quartering tailwind 29 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 29 mph quartering headwind on the return.

−

Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

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.