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
Skip today — the bike can wait.
- 33 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
- Headwind on this route — 33 mph headwind outbound — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.
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 temp81°FClear
- Wind33 mphNW
- Rain0%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Humidity49%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrymixed surface
- Sunrise5:42 AM
- Sunset8:34 PM614 min remaining
Best time today
2 PM looks best — 86°F · 6 mph NW wind · sunny. 5 PM is a close second (62/100).
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Wind on this route
33 mph headwind outbound — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 33 mph from the NNW (340°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 321° · headwind 0.7 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 355° · headwind 1.2 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 252° · crosswind 0.9 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 306° · quartering headwind 1.1 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 24° · quartering headwind 0.9 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 359° · headwind 1.0 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 346° · headwind 1.0 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 323° · headwind 1.0 mi
Elevation profile
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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.