Middle Branch Trail

3.1 mi Out-and-back 98 ft gain

3.1-mile paved route with 98 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “MB”, operated by Baltimore City.

Great day to get the road bike out.

  • 57°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
71 /100
great
70 Bike commuting
71 Road
70 E-bike
71 Bike-share

Best for road cycling today

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  • Air temp
    57°F
    Sunny
  • Wind
    6 mph
    NE
  • Rain
    3%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Air quality
    AQI 51
    PM2.5 · Moderate
  • Humidity
    64%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    7:28 AM
  • Sunset
    6:11 PM
    616 min remaining

8 AM looks best — 53°F · 5 mph N wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (71/100).

8 AM Best
53°

Sunny

5 mph N
71
9 AM
57°

Sunny

5 mph N
71
10 AM
61°

Sunny

6 mph NE
71
11 AM
63°

Sunny

6 mph NE
71
12 PM
65°

Sunny

5 mph NE
71
1 PM
67°

Sunny

5 mph NE
71
2 PM
68°

Sunny

5 mph NE
71
3 PM
68°

Sunny

5 mph NE
71
4 PM
69°

Sunny

5 mph E
71
5 PM
68°

Sunny

5 mph E
71

Light push at your back (6 mph).

Currently 6 mph from the NE (45°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 243° · tailwind 0.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 198° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 153° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 207° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 203° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 112° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 122° · crosswind 0.3 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 88° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
0'50'100' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi
165 ft gain 175 ft loss Max 59' Min 0' 2.7 mi sampled
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57°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
·
AQI 51 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.
-3
Distance
3.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
98 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
mixed
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
LCN · route MB
Operator
Baltimore City
Start
39.2741, -76.6258
City hub
Baltimore, MD
OSM
relation 7578747

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

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