Silver Spring, MD · separated · mixed
Paint Branch Trail
3.3-mile mixed route with 177 ft of elevation gain, separated from motor traffic.
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Today's verdict
Thunderstorms in the forecast — lightning and cyclists are a bad combination.
- Thunderstorms — lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
- Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
- 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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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 temp85°FPartly Cloudy
- Wind21 mphSW
- Rain93%Next 24h: 0.85"
- Humidity62%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetmixed surface
- Sunrise6:04 AM
- Sunset8:23 PM393 min remaining
Best time today
Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.
Wind on this route
21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 21 mph from the S (190°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 312° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 311° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 293° · crosswind 0.2 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 0° · tailwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 11° · tailwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 1° · tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 300° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 355° · tailwind 0.3 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
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85°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
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21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6 +
Tailwind on this route 21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
+6 −
Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
-45 −
Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
-32 About this route
- 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.