Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (WWB Crossing)

3 mi Out-and-back 226 ft gain

3-mile paved route with 226 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, separated from motor traffic.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

61 /100
good
60 Bike commuting
61 Road
73 E-bike
74 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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.

  • Air temp
    82°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    6 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    42%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    5:42 AM
  • Sunset
    8:33 PM
    614 min remaining

2 PM looks best — 86°F · 6 mph W wind · sunny. 8 PM is a close second (62/100).

11 AM
82°

Sunny

6 mph N
61
12 PM
85°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
1 PM
85°

Sunny

5 mph NW
61
2 PM Best
86°

Sunny

6 mph W
62
3 PM
88°

Sunny

6 mph W
58
4 PM
88°

Sunny

6 mph W
58
5 PM
88°

Sunny

6 mph W
58
6 PM
89°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W
56
7 PM
87°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W
60
8 PM
86°

Mostly Clear

3 mph SW
62

Light push at your back (6 mph).

Currently 6 mph from the NW (315°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 83° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 97° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 89° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 89° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 86° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 154° · tailwind 0.1 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 82° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 113° · tailwind 0.3 mi
0'50'100'150'200' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi
239 ft gain 91 ft loss Max 190' Min 0' 2.6 mi sampled
·
82°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
226 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
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
38.7931, -77.0494
City hub
Alexandria, VA
OSM
relation 13354969

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

esc