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 Jun 13, 8:09 AM ET

Today's verdict

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

25 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
Headwind on this route — 25 mph headwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

35 /100

39 Bike commuting

35 Road

55 E-bike

57 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

77°F

Sunny
Wind

25 mph

NW
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

69%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

5:42 AM
Sunset

8:34 PM

746 min remaining

Best time today

2 PM looks best — 86°F · 5 mph NW wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (61/100).

9 AM

75°

Sunny

6 mph N

10 AM

80°

Sunny

6 mph N

11 AM

82°

Sunny

5 mph N

12 PM

85°

Sunny

5 mph NW

1 PM

85°

Sunny

5 mph NW

2 PM Best

86°

Sunny

5 mph NW

3 PM

88°

Sunny

6 mph W

4 PM

88°

Sunny

6 mph W

5 PM

88°

Sunny

6 mph W

6 PM

89°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W

7 PM

87°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W

8 PM

85°

Partly Cloudy

3 mph W

Wind on this route

25 mph headwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 25 mph from the N (350°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 19° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 23° · quartering 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

77°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

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

-18

−

Headwind on this route 25 mph headwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

-8

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.