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 Jul 28, 1:51 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.
NWS alert active — check the alert before rolling out.
21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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Best for road cycling today

NWSFlood Watch

Flood Watch issued July 28 at 10:25AM EDT until July 29 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

In effect through Jul 29, 6:00 AM

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

81°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

21 mph

SW
Rain

93%

Next 24h: 0.62"
Humidity

74%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:04 AM
Sunset

8:23 PM

394 min remaining

Best time today

Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.

Wind on this route

21 mph crosswind — expect a 21 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the SSE (160°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

81°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

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21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

-6

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Strong crosswind 21 mph crosswind — expect a 21 mph quartering headwind on the return.

-3

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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

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NWS alert active Check the alert before rolling out.

-20

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.