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.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

61 /100
good
60 Bike commuting
61 Road
73 E-bike
74 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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  • Air temp
    77°F
    Cloudy
  • Wind
    — mph
    NE
  • Rain
    4%
    Next 24h: 0.06"
  • Humidity
    69%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:46 AM
  • Sunset
    7:24 PM
    155 min remaining

5 PM looks best — 80°F · 3 mph NE wind · mostly cloudy. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).

5 PM Best
80°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph NE
61
6 PM
78°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph E
61

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

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

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 112° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 99° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 106° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 97° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 75° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 54° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 30° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 62° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
300'350'400'450'500' 0 mi1 mi2 mi
153 ft gain 180 ft loss Max 466' Min 348' 2.1 mi sampled
·
77°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
NWSTest Message
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.

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