Washington, DC · separated · paved

Metropolitan Branch Trail

5.1 mi Out-and-back 236 ft gain

5.1-mile paved route with 236 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “MET”, separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Oct 27, 7:57 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

52°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
Headwind on this route — 21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

57 /100

good

58 Bike commuting

57 Road

59 E-bike

47 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

52°F

Clear
Wind

21 mph

NE
Rain

2%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 52

PM2.5 · Moderate
Humidity

82%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

7:29 AM
Sunset

6:13 PM

618 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 50°F · 5 mph N wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (71/100).

8 AM Best

50°

Sunny

5 mph N

9 AM

54°

Sunny

5 mph NE

10 AM

59°

Sunny

6 mph NE

11 AM

63°

Sunny

6 mph NE

12 PM

66°

Sunny

5 mph NE

1 PM

68°

Sunny

5 mph NE

2 PM

69°

Sunny

3 mph NE

3 PM

70°

Sunny

3 mph NE

4 PM

70°

Sunny

3 mph NE

5 PM

69°

Sunny

5 mph E

Wind on this route

21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the N (360°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 19° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 23° · headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 13° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 1° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 343° · headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 342° · headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 336° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 334° · headwind 0.4 mi

Elevation profile

339 ft gain 113 ft loss Max 279' Min 56' 4.8 mi sampled

Score breakdown

52°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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

-6

−

Headwind on this route 21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

-8

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 52 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.

-3

About this route

Distance: 5.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 236 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: RCN · route MET
Start: 38.9083, -77.0028
City hub: Washington, DC
OSM: relation 7135288

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