Silver Spring, MD · separated · mixed

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.

Live · updated Jul 28, 1:51 PM ET

Today's verdict

Thunderstorms in the forecast — lightning and cyclists are a bad combination.

Thunderstorms — lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
Headwind on this route — 21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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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 temp

85°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

21 mph

SW
Rain

93%

Next 24h: 0.85"
Humidity

62%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:04 AM
Sunset

8:23 PM

393 min remaining

Best time today

Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.

Wind on this route

21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the S (190°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 198° · headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 195° · headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 196° · headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 190° · headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 186° · headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 187° · headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 189° · headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 199° · headwind 0.3 mi

Elevation profile

106 ft gain 171 ft loss Max 95' Min 30' 3.3 mi sampled

Score breakdown

85°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

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21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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Headwind on this route 21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

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About this route

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.