Bethesda, MD · separated · mixed
MacArthur Boulevard Trail
7.1-mile mixed route with 157 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, separated from motor traffic.
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Today's verdict
Thunderstorms in the forecast — lightning and cyclists are a bad combination.
- Thunderstorms — lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
- 54 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
- Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
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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 temp84°FPartly Cloudy
- Wind54 mphSW
- Rain84%Next 24h: 0.66"
- Humidity70%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetmixed surface
- Sunrise6:05 AM
- Sunset8:24 PM395 min remaining
Best time today
Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.
Wind on this route
54 mph headwind outbound — expect a 54 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 54 mph from the S (170°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 111° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 92° · crosswind 0.6 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 99° · crosswind 0.6 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 95° · crosswind 0.6 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 101° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 95° · crosswind 0.6 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 96° · crosswind 0.6 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 138° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
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84°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3 −
54 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
-36 −
Quartering headwind 54 mph headwind outbound — expect a 54 mph headwind on the return.
-4 −
Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
-45 −
Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
-32 Advisories & nearby alerts
NWSTest Message
About this route
- Distance
- 7.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 157 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- RCN
- Start
38.9819, -77.2262- City hub
- Bethesda, MD
- OSM
- relation 14983039
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.