Bethesda, MD · mostly separated · mixed
Palisades Trolley Trail
4.3-mile mixed route with 151 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, mostly separated from motor traffic.
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Today's verdict
Workable day to get the road bike out.
- 52°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
- 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
Best for e-bike riding 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 temp52°FClear
- Wind21 mphNE
- Rain2%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Air qualityAQI 52PM2.5 · Moderate
- Humidity82%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrymixed surface
- Sunrise7:30 AM
- Sunset6:14 PM618 min remaining
Best time today
8 AM looks best — 49°F · 5 mph N wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (71/100).
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Wind on this route
21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 21 mph from the N (360°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 148° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 160° · tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 120° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 148° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 146° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 147° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 160° · tailwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 153° · tailwind 0.4 mi
Elevation profile
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Advisories & nearby alerts
About this route
- Distance
- 4.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 151 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mostly separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- RCN
- Start
38.9477, -77.1243- City hub
- Bethesda, MD
- OSM
- relation 14487643
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.