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.

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

  • 29 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
39 /100
ok
43 Bike commuting
39 Road
59 E-bike
61 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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  • Air temp
    81°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    29 mph
    NE
  • Rain
    6%
    Next 24h: 0.07"
  • Humidity
    58%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:46 AM
  • Sunset
    7:24 PM
    154 min remaining

5 PM looks best — 81°F · 3 mph NE wind · cloudy. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).

5 PM Best
81°

Cloudy

3 mph NE
61
6 PM
80°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph E
61

29 mph headwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 29 mph from the NNE (30°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 72° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 64° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 87° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 83° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 83° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 59° · headwind 0.1 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 67° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 53° · headwind 0.1 mi
100'150'200' 0 mi1 mi
105 ft gain 73 ft loss Max 187' Min 131' 0.8 mi sampled
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81°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
29 mph wind Strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
-18
Quartering headwind 29 mph headwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.
-4
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
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.

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