Rockville, MD · mostly separated · paved

MDBR 115

1 mi Out-and-back 43 ft gain

1-mile paved route with 43 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “115”, mostly separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Aug 10, 10:43 PM ET

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.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
72°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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0 Bike-share

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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 temp

72°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

12 mph

NW
Rain

62%

Next 24h: 0.27"

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:18 AM
Sunset

8:09 PM

1287 min remaining

Wind on this route

12 mph crosswind — expect a 12 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the SW (230°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 150° · crosswind 0.1 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 158° · crosswind 0.1 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 121° · crosswind 0.1 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 128° · crosswind 0.1 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 133° · crosswind 0.1 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 131° · crosswind 0.1 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 131° · crosswind 0.1 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 133° · crosswind 0.1 mi

Elevation profile

42 ft gain 78 ft loss Max 495' Min 440' 0.9 mi sampled

Score breakdown

72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

-45

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

-32

Advisories & nearby alerts

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About this route

Distance: 1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 43 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: RCN · route 115
Start: 39.1484, -77.1470
City hub: Rockville, MD
OSM: relation 17038647

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