Paint Branch Trail

3.3 mi Out-and-back 177 ft gain

3.3-mile mixed route with 177 ft of elevation gain, separated from motor traffic.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

61 /100
good
61 Road
73 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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.

  • Air temp
    74°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    — mph
    W
  • Rain
    4%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    92%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:15 AM
  • Sunset
    8:10 PM
    915 min remaining

5 AM looks best — 76°F · 1 mph S wind · partly cloudy. 6 AM is a close second (61/100).

5 AM Best
76°

Partly Cloudy

1 mph S
61
6 AM
75°

Partly Sunny

1 mph SW
61
7 AM
76°

Partly Sunny

2 mph W
61
8 AM
77°

Partly Sunny

3 mph W
61
9 AM
80°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph W
61
10 AM
84°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W
56
11 AM
87°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W
55
12 PM
88°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W
53
1 PM
90°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W
49
2 PM
91°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W
47
3 PM
92°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W
45
4 PM
93°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W
43
5 PM
91°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph W
47
6 PM
90°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W
49
7 PM
90°

Mostly Clear

2 mph W
49

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

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

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 312° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 311° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 293° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 0° · headwind 0.3 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 11° · headwind 0.3 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 1° · headwind 0.2 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 300° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 355° · headwind 0.3 mi
50'100'150' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi
199 ft gain 137 ft loss Max 144' Min 56' 2.6 mi sampled
·
74°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
3.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
177 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Start
38.9845, -76.9261
City hub
Silver Spring, MD
OSM
relation 1772401

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

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