Alexandria, VA · separated · mixed

Mount Vernon Trail

18.2 mi Out-and-back 135 ft gain

The Mount Vernon Trail (MVT) is an 18-mile (29 km) long shared use path that travels along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Northern Virginia between Rosslyn and George Washington's home at Mount Vernon. The trail connects the easternmost portions of Arlington County, the City of Alexandria, and Fairfax County, and travels mostly on dedicated trail with a small portion on city streets. As part of U.S. Bike Route 1, the Potomac Heritage Trail and the East Coast Greenway, the MVT opened in April 1972 as a gravel path and was subsequently expanded and paved.

Live · updated Oct 27, 7:57 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

64 /100

good

64 Road

57 E-bike

Best for road cycling 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

44°F

Clear
Wind

— mph

NE
Rain

2%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 41

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

95%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

7:29 AM
Sunset

6:14 PM

618 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 49°F · 5 mph N wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (77/100).

8 AM Best

49°

Sunny

5 mph N

9 AM

54°

Sunny

5 mph N

10 AM

58°

Sunny

5 mph NE

11 AM

63°

Sunny

5 mph NE

12 PM

65°

Sunny

5 mph NE

1 PM

67°

Sunny

3 mph NE

2 PM

68°

Sunny

3 mph NE

3 PM

69°

Sunny

3 mph NE

4 PM

70°

Sunny

3 mph NE

5 PM

68°

Sunny

3 mph E

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

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

Leg 1 Bearing 93° · crosswind 1.0 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 59° · quartering headwind 1.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 351° · headwind 1.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 353° · headwind 1.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 355° · headwind 1.6 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 36° · quartering headwind 1.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 3° · headwind 1.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 343° · headwind 1.5 mi

Elevation profile

321 ft gain 419 ft loss Max 141' Min 0' 15.4 mi sampled

Score breakdown

44°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 41 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 18.2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 135 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route MVT
Start: 38.7111, -77.0854
City hub: Alexandria, VA
OSM: relation 1161688

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.