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.

Great day to get the road bike out.

  • 70°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
74 /100
great
74 Road
73 E-bike

Best for road cycling today

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  • Air temp
    70°F
    Sunny
  • Wind
    — mph
    NW
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    100%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    5:40 AM
  • Sunset
    8:34 PM
    746 min remaining

9 AM looks best — 76°F · 6 mph N wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (61/100).

9 AM Best
76°

Sunny

6 mph N
61
10 AM
80°

Sunny

6 mph N
61
11 AM
82°

Sunny

6 mph N
56
12 PM
84°

Sunny

6 mph NW
56
1 PM
85°

Sunny

6 mph NW
56
2 PM
86°

Sunny

6 mph NW
57
3 PM
87°

Sunny

6 mph W
55
4 PM
88°

Sunny

6 mph W
53
5 PM
86°

Sunny

6 mph W
57
6 PM
86°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W
57
7 PM
84°

Mostly Clear

3 mph W
56
8 PM
80°

Mostly Clear

2 mph W
61

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

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

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 73° · crosswind 0.1 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 65° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 43° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 66° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 61° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 27° · headwind 0.1 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 55° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 33° · quartering headwind 0.0 mi
250'300'350' 0 mi1 mi
17 ft gain 33 ft loss Max 305' Min 285' 0.6 mi sampled
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70°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
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.

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