Silver Spring, MD · mixed · paved
Metropolitan Branch Trail Interim Route
2.7-mile paved route with 131 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “MET”.
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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.
- Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
- Exposed + wet + windy — mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
- 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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0 E-bike
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 temp85°FPartly Cloudy
- Wind21 mphSW
- Rain91%Next 24h: 0.75"
- Humidity62%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetpaved surface
- Sunrise6:05 AM
- Sunset8:23 PM394 min remaining
Best time today
Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.
Wind on this route
21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 21 mph from the S (190°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 257° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 268° · crosswind 0.2 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 307° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 358° · tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 0° · tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 360° · tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 360° · tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 42° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
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85°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3 −
Exposed + wet + windy mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
-12 −
21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6 +
Quartering tailwind 21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
+3 −
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 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.