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 Sep 11, 4:50 PM ET

Today's verdict

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

29 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.

39 /100

43 Bike commuting

39 Road

59 E-bike

61 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring 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

81°F

Clear
Wind

29 mph

NE
Rain

6%

Next 24h: 0.06"
Humidity

58%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:45 AM
Sunset

7:23 PM

154 min remaining

Best time today

5 PM looks best — 82°F · 5 mph NE wind · cloudy. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).

5 PM Best

82°

Cloudy

5 mph NE

6 PM

80°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph E

Wind on this route

29 mph headwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 29 mph from the NNE (30°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering 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° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 342° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 336° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 334° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

81°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

29 mph wind Strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.

-18

−

Quartering headwind 29 mph headwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

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.