Washington, DC · mostly separated · mixed
Rock Creek Trail
5.5-mile mixed route with 39 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “RCT”, mostly separated from motor traffic.
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Today's verdict
Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.
- 25 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
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 temp77°FSunny
- Wind25 mphNW
- Rain0%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Humidity69%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrymixed surface
- Sunrise5:42 AM
- Sunset8:34 PM746 min remaining
Best time today
2 PM looks best — 86°F · 6 mph NW wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (61/100).
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Wind on this route
25 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 25 mph from the N (350°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 194° · tailwind 0.5 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 147° · tailwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 151° · tailwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 203° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 198° · tailwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 232° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 171° · tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 152° · tailwind 0.3 mi
Elevation profile
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About this route
- Distance
- 5.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 39 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mostly separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- RCN · route RCT
- Start
38.9451, -77.0502- City hub
- Washington, DC
- OSM
- relation 7134911
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.