Silver Spring, MD · separated · paved

Indian Creek Trail

0.4 mi Out-and-back 39 ft gain

0.4-mile paved route with 39 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Oct 27, 7:57 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

58 /100

good

57 Bike commuting

58 Road

70 E-bike

58 Bike-share

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

45°F

Clear
Wind

— mph

NE
Rain

3%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 52

PM2.5 · Moderate
Humidity

97%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

7:29 AM
Sunset

6:13 PM

617 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 48°F · 5 mph N wind · patchy fog. 9 AM is a close second (71/100).

8 AM Best

48°

Patchy Fog

5 mph N

9 AM

54°

Sunny

6 mph NE

10 AM

58°

Sunny

6 mph NE

11 AM

62°

Sunny

6 mph NE

12 PM

65°

Sunny

6 mph NE

1 PM

67°

Sunny

5 mph NE

2 PM

69°

Sunny

5 mph NE

3 PM

69°

Sunny

5 mph NE

4 PM

69°

Sunny

5 mph NE

5 PM

68°

Sunny

5 mph E

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

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

Leg 1 Bearing 16° · headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 25° · headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 24° · headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 22° · headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 21° · headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 22° · headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 75° · crosswind 0.0 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 31° · quartering headwind 0.0 mi

Elevation profile

40 ft gain 41 ft loss Max 89' Min 62' 0.4 mi sampled

Score breakdown

45°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 52 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.

-3

About this route

Distance: 0.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 39 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: RCN
Start: 38.9933, -76.9194
City hub: Silver Spring, MD
OSM: relation 7178339

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