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”.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

61 /100
good
73 Bike commuting
61 Road
73 E-bike
74 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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.

  • Air temp
    73°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    — mph
    NW
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    82%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    5:42 AM
  • Sunset
    8:34 PM
    746 min remaining

9 AM looks best — 75°F · 6 mph N wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (61/100).

9 AM Best
75°

Sunny

6 mph N
61
10 AM
80°

Sunny

6 mph N
61
11 AM
82°

Sunny

6 mph N
56
12 PM
84°

Sunny

6 mph NW
56
1 PM
84°

Sunny

6 mph NW
56
2 PM
85°

Sunny

6 mph NW
56
3 PM
87°

Sunny

6 mph W
55
4 PM
87°

Sunny

6 mph W
55
5 PM
87°

Sunny

6 mph W
55
6 PM
88°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W
53
7 PM
86°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W
57
8 PM
85°

Mostly Clear

2 mph W
56

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 257° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 268° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 307° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 358° · headwind 0.2 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 0° · headwind 0.2 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 360° · headwind 0.2 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 360° · headwind 0.2 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 42° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
200'250'300'350' 0 mi1 mi2 mi2 mi
180 ft gain 92 ft loss Max 305' Min 210' 2.4 mi sampled
·
73°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
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.

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