Silver Spring, MD · separated · mixed
Rock Creek Hiker/Biker Trail
14.4-mile mixed route with 194 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “RCT”, separated from motor traffic.
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Today's verdict
Workable day to get the road bike out.
- 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
Best for e-bike riding 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 temp79°FClear
- Wind17 mphNE
- Rain5%Next 24h: 0.06"
- Humidity61%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrymixed surface
- Sunrise6:46 AM
- Sunset7:24 PM155 min remaining
Best time today
5 PM looks best — 79°F · 3 mph E wind · mostly cloudy. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Wind on this route
17 mph crosswind — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 17 mph from the ENE (70°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 321° · crosswind 0.7 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 355° · crosswind 1.2 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 252° · tailwind 0.9 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 306° · quartering tailwind 1.1 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 24° · quartering headwind 0.9 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 359° · crosswind 1.0 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 346° · crosswind 1.0 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 323° · crosswind 1.0 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
Advisories & nearby alerts
About this route
- Distance
- 14.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 194 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- LCN · route RCT
- Start
38.9863, -77.0533- City hub
- Silver Spring, MD
- OSM
- relation 8131382
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.