Columbia, MD · on road · paved
Norbeck Rd
2.5-mile paved route with 33 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, routed on public roads.
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Today's verdict
Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.
- 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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 temp73°FClear
- Wind17 mphNW
- Rain0%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Humidity78%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrypaved surface
- Sunrise5:41 AM
- Sunset8:34 PM747 min remaining
Best time today
9 AM looks best — 75°F · 6 mph N wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (61/100).
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Wind on this route
17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 17 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 278° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 280° · headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 277° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 261° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 254° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 265° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 251° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 249° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Elevation profile
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About this route
- Distance
- 2.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 33 ft
- Surface
- paved
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- on road
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
- Cycle network
- LCN
- Start
39.1212, -76.9890- City hub
- Columbia, MD
- OSM
- relation 7178274
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.