Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail

3.3 mi Out-and-back 49 ft gain

The Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail is a 3.9-mile-long (6.3 km) rail trail within the cities of College Park, Riverdale Park, and Hyattsville, Maryland. It connects to the Anacostia Tributary Trail System and is located within the Anacostia Trails Heritage Area.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
58 /100
good
58 Road
73 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    79°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    17 mph
    E
  • Rain
    5%
    Next 24h: 0.04"
  • Humidity
    61%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:45 AM
  • Sunset
    7:23 PM
    154 min remaining

5 PM looks best — 82°F · 5 mph E wind · mostly cloudy. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).

5 PM Best
82°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph E
61
6 PM
80°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph E
61

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

Currently 17 mph from the ENE (70°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 198° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 195° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 196° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 190° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 186° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 187° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 189° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 199° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
0'50'100' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi3 mi
106 ft gain 171 ft loss Max 95' Min 30' 3.3 mi sampled
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79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
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17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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Quartering tailwind 17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph quartering headwind on the return.
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
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Distance
3.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
49 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
LCN
Start
38.9905, -76.9281
City hub
Silver Spring, MD
OSM
relation 2063644

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.

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