Bethesda, MD · separated · paved
Persimmon Tree Road Trail
2-mile paved route with 184 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, separated from motor traffic.
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Today's verdict
Workable day to get the road bike out.
- 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
Best for bike-share touring 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 temp77°FClear
- Wind21 mphW
- Rain4%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Humidity89%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrypaved surface
- Sunrise6:16 AM
- Sunset8:11 PM916 min remaining
Best time today
5 AM looks best — 76°F · 1 mph SW wind · mostly cloudy. 6 AM is a close second (61/100).
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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 S (190°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 340° · tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 333° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 335° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 330° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 319° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 332° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 323° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 319° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
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About this route
- Distance
- 2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 184 ft
- Surface
- paved
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
- Cycle network
- LCN
- Start
38.9742, -77.1685- City hub
- Bethesda, MD
- OSM
- relation 15965248
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.