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
Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.
- 29 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
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 temp81°FClear
- Wind29 mphNE
- Rain6%Next 24h: 0.11"
- Humidity58%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrymixed surface
- Sunrise6:46 AM
- Sunset7:24 PM155 min remaining
Best time today
5 PM looks best — 79°F · 3 mph NE wind · cloudy. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).
Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Wind on this route
29 mph crosswind — expect a 29 mph quartering headwind on the return.
Currently 29 mph from the NNE (30°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 111° · crosswind 0.6 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 92° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 99° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 95° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 101° · crosswind 0.6 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 95° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 96° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 138° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
Advisories & nearby alerts
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.