Columbia, MD · separated · mixed

Patuxent Branch Trail

0.6 mi Out-and-back 16 ft gain

The Patuxent Branch Trail is a 10.4-mile (16.7 km) trail in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It mostly runs along the path of the Patuxent River, just south of Maryland Route 32.

Live · updated Aug 10, 10:43 PM ET

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.
89°F air — above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°f). heat acclimation required.

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Best for road cycling 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

89°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

— mph

W
Rain

61%

Next 24h: 0.18"

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:16 AM
Sunset

8:08 PM

1286 min remaining

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 headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 73° · crosswind 0.1 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 65° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 43° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 66° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 61° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 27° · headwind 0.1 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 55° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 33° · quartering headwind 0.0 mi

Elevation profile

17 ft gain 33 ft loss Max 305' Min 285' 0.6 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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89°F air Above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°F). Heat acclimation required.

-8

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

-45

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

About this route

Distance: 0.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 16 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 39.1780, -76.8568
City hub: Columbia, MD
OSM: relation 9714100

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.