Washington, DC · mixed · paved
MetBranch to The Mall
0.7-mile paved route with 66 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network.
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Today's verdict
Workable day to get the road bike out.
- 52°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
- 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
67 /100
good
68 Bike commuting
67 Road
69 E-bike
61 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 temp52°FClear
- Wind21 mphNE
- Rain2%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Air qualityAQI 52PM2.5 · Moderate
- Humidity82%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrypaved surface
- Sunrise7:29 AM
- Sunset6:13 PM618 min remaining
Best time today
8 AM looks best — 50°F · 5 mph N wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (71/100).
50°
Sunny
5 mph N
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5 mph NE
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6 mph NE
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6 mph NE
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5 mph NE
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5 mph NE
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69°
Sunny
3 mph NE
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3 mph NE
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3 mph NE
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5 mph E
71
Wind on this route
21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 21 mph from the N (360°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 271° · crosswind 0.1 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 232° · quartering tailwind 0.0 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 180° · tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 180° · tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 180° · tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 193° · tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 201° · tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 196° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
+
52°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10 −
Exposed + strong wind mixed traffic in 20+ mph wind — gusts near passing vehicles are the hazard.
-4 −
21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6 +
Tailwind on this route 21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
+6 +
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4 ·
AQI 52 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.
-3 About this route
- Distance
- 0.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 66 ft
- Surface
- paved
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mixed
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
- Cycle network
- RCN
- Start
38.9056, -77.0039- City hub
- Washington, DC
- OSM
- relation 7183626
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.