Alexandria, VA · mostly separated · paved
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (East)
2.1-mile paved route with 33 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “NHT”, operated by United States Department of Interior, National Park Service, mostly separated from motor traffic.
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Today's verdict
Workable day to get the road bike out.
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 temp82°FClear
- Wind6 mphNW
- Rain0%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Humidity42%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrypaved surface
- Sunrise5:42 AM
- Sunset8:33 PM613 min remaining
Best time today
2 PM looks best — 86°F · 6 mph W wind · sunny. 11 AM is a close second (61/100).
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Wind on this route
Light headwind (6 mph) — noticeable but not brutal.
Currently 6 mph from the NW (315°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 12° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 21° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 254° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 256° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 278° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 311° · headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 288° · headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 9° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
Elevation profile
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About this route
- Distance
- 2.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 33 ft
- Surface
- paved
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mostly separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
- Cycle network
- RCN · route NHT
- Operator
- United States Department of Interior, National Park Service
- Start
38.7969, -77.0034- City hub
- Alexandria, VA
- OSM
- relation 13354024
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.