Alexandria, VA · separated · paved
Potomac Yard Trail
2.3-mile paved route with 49 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, separated from motor traffic.
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Today's verdict
Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.
- 29 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
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 temp81°FClear
- Wind29 mphNE
- Rain7%Next 24h: 0.08"
- Humidity58%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrypaved surface
- Sunrise6:46 AM
- Sunset7:23 PM154 min remaining
Best time today
5 PM looks best — 82°F · 5 mph NE wind · mostly cloudy. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Wind on this route
29 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 29 mph from the NNE (30°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 167° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 143° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 175° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 187° · tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 184° · tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 173° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 188° · tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 204° · tailwind 0.2 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
About this route
- Distance
- 2.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 49 ft
- Surface
- paved
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
- Cycle network
- LCN
- Start
38.8429, -77.0503- City hub
- Alexandria, VA
- OSM
- relation 16457270
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.