Washington, DC · separated · paved

Piney Branch Parkway Trail

0.8 mi Out-and-back 135 ft gain

0.8-mile paved route with 135 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “PBPT”, separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Aug 11, 1:23 AM 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.
72°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

0 /100

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0 Bike-share

Best for bike commuting 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

72°F

Clear
Wind

17 mph

W
Rain

36%

Next 24h: 0.31"
Humidity

88%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:18 AM
Sunset

8:08 PM

1126 min remaining

Best time today

2 AM looks best — 75°F · 5 mph W wind · mostly cloudy. 3 AM is a close second (25/100).

2 AM Best

75°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

3 AM

75°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

4 AM

75°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph W

5 AM

75°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

6 AM

75°

Partly Sunny

3 mph W

7 AM

75°

Partly Sunny

3 mph W

8 AM

76°

Partly Sunny

5 mph NW

9 AM

79°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph W

10 AM

82°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph W

11 AM

84°

Partly Sunny

6 mph W

12 PM

86°

Partly Sunny

7 mph W

1 PM

87°

Partly Sunny

8 mph W

2 PM

88°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

—

3 PM

88°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W

—

4 PM

89°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

—

5 PM

88°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

8 mph W

—

6 PM

87°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

7 mph NW

—

7 PM

85°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph NW

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Wind on this route

17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the SW (220°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 72° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 64° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 87° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 83° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 83° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 59° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 67° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 53° · tailwind 0.1 mi

Elevation profile

105 ft gain 73 ft loss Max 187' Min 131' 0.8 mi sampled

Score breakdown

72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

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

-6

Tailwind on this route 17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

−

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: 0.8 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 135 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: RCN · route PBPT
Start: 38.9352, -77.0478
City hub: Washington, DC
OSM: relation 16094928

Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.