Rockville, MD · separated · paved

Needwood Road Multiuse Trail

2.1 mi Out-and-back 98 ft gain

2.1-mile paved route with 98 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Oct 27, 7:57 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

58 /100

good

57 Bike commuting

58 Road

70 E-bike

58 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

45°F

Clear
Wind

— mph

NE
Rain

3%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 52

PM2.5 · Moderate
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

7:30 AM
Sunset

6:14 PM

618 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 51°F · 5 mph NE wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (71/100).

8 AM

47°

Patchy Fog

5 mph N

9 AM Best

51°

Sunny

5 mph NE

10 AM

57°

Sunny

6 mph NE

11 AM

61°

Sunny

6 mph NE

12 PM

64°

Sunny

5 mph NE

1 PM

66°

Sunny

3 mph NE

2 PM

68°

Sunny

3 mph NE

3 PM

68°

Sunny

3 mph NE

4 PM

68°

Sunny

3 mph NE

5 PM

68°

Sunny

3 mph NE

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 crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 112° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 99° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 106° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 97° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 75° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 54° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 30° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 62° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi

Elevation profile

153 ft gain 180 ft loss Max 466' Min 348' 2.1 mi sampled

Score breakdown

45°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

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

-3

Advisories & nearby alerts

NWSTest Message

About this route

Distance: 2.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 98 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: RCN
Start: 39.1242, -77.1550
City hub: Rockville, MD
OSM: relation 16116706

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