Silver Spring, MD · mixed · paved

Paint Branch Dr

1.1 mi Out-and-back 62 ft gain

1.1-mile paved route with 62 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network.

Live · updated Jun 13, 8:09 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

61 /100

good

73 Bike commuting

61 Road

73 E-bike

74 Bike-share

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 temp

73°F

Clear
Wind

— mph

NW
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

82%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

5:41 AM
Sunset

8:34 PM

746 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 76°F · 5 mph N wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (61/100).

9 AM Best

76°

Sunny

5 mph N

10 AM

79°

Sunny

6 mph N

11 AM

82°

Sunny

6 mph N

12 PM

84°

Sunny

6 mph N

1 PM

85°

Sunny

6 mph NW

2 PM

86°

Sunny

6 mph NW

3 PM

88°

Sunny

6 mph NW

4 PM

88°

Sunny

6 mph W

5 PM

87°

Sunny

6 mph W

6 PM

88°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W

7 PM

86°

Mostly Clear

3 mph W

8 PM

84°

Mostly Clear

2 mph NW

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 quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 328° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 164° · tailwind 0.0 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 145° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 135° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 133° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 142° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 168° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 180° · tailwind 0.1 mi

Elevation profile

56 ft gain 82 ft loss Max 144' Min 75' 1 mi sampled

Score breakdown

73°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 1.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 62 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 38.9989, -76.9416
City hub: Silver Spring, MD
OSM: relation 7178291 , relation 7178303

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