Ridge Road

5.9 mi Out-and-back 151 ft gain

5.9-mile paved route with 151 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “27”, routed on public roads.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

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

Best for bike-share touring today

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  • Air temp
    73°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    17 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    78%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    5:41 AM
  • Sunset
    8:36 PM
    748 min remaining

9 AM looks best — 72°F · 6 mph NW wind · sunny.

9 AM Best
72°

Sunny

6 mph NW
74
10 AM
77°

Sunny

7 mph N
61
11 AM
79°

Sunny

6 mph N
61
12 PM
81°

Sunny

6 mph NW
56
1 PM
81°

Sunny

5 mph NW
56
2 PM
82°

Sunny

5 mph NW
56
3 PM
84°

Sunny

5 mph W
56
4 PM
84°

Sunny

5 mph W
56
5 PM
84°

Sunny

5 mph W
56
6 PM
85°

Mostly Clear

3 mph W
56
7 PM
83°

Mostly Clear

3 mph W
56
8 PM
81°

Mostly Clear

1 mph W
56

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

Currently 17 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 202° · crosswind 0.5 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 196° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 211° · crosswind 0.5 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 212° · crosswind 0.5 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 216° · crosswind 0.5 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 185° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 195° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 176° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
550'650'750'850' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi6 mi
218 ft gain 455 ft loss Max 801' Min 564' 5.7 mi sampled
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73°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
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Quartering tailwind 17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph quartering headwind on the return.
+3
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
NWSTest Message
Distance
5.9 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
151 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
on road
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
RCN · route 27
Start
39.2814, -77.2115
City hub
Rockville, MD
OSM
relation 16243506

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

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