Silver Spring, MD · mixed · paved

Metropolitan Branch Trail Interim Route

2.7 mi Out-and-back 131 ft gain

2.7-mile paved route with 131 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “MET”.

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

2%

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

618 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 49°F · 5 mph N wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (71/100).

8 AM Best

49°

Sunny

5 mph N

9 AM

53°

Sunny

5 mph NE

10 AM

58°

Sunny

6 mph NE

11 AM

62°

Sunny

6 mph NE

12 PM

65°

Sunny

5 mph NE

1 PM

67°

Sunny

5 mph NE

2 PM

69°

Sunny

3 mph NE

3 PM

69°

Sunny

3 mph NE

4 PM

69°

Sunny

3 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 257° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 268° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 307° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 358° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 0° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 360° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 360° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 42° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi

Elevation profile

180 ft gain 92 ft loss Max 305' Min 210' 2.4 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: 2.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 131 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: RCN · route MET
Start: 38.9532, -77.0045
City hub: Silver Spring, MD
OSM: relation 14100140

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