Silver Spring, MD · mostly separated · paved

Silver Spring Greenway

0.5 mi Out-and-back 39 ft gain

0.5-mile paved route with 39 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, mostly separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Aug 11, 1:24 AM 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.
71°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

0 /100

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0 E-bike

0 Bike-share

Best for bike commuting 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 temp

71°F

Clear
Wind

12 mph

W
Rain

37%

Next 24h: 0.44"
Humidity

93%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:17 AM
Sunset

8:08 PM

1126 min remaining

Best time today

2 AM looks best — 74°F · 5 mph W wind · mostly cloudy. 3 AM is a close second (25/100).

2 AM Best

74°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

3 AM

74°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

4 AM

73°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph W

5 AM

73°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph NW

6 AM

73°

Partly Sunny

5 mph W

7 AM

73°

Partly Sunny

5 mph NW

8 AM

74°

Partly Sunny

3 mph NW

9 AM

77°

Partly Sunny

7 mph W

10 AM

80°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph W

11 AM

82°

Partly Sunny

6 mph W

12 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W

1 PM

86°

Partly Sunny

7 mph W

2 PM

86°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

—

3 PM

88°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W

—

4 PM

87°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

—

5 PM

87°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

8 mph W

—

6 PM

85°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph NW

—

7 PM

82°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

6 mph W

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Wind on this route

12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the S (190°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 102° · crosswind 0.0 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 88° · crosswind 0.0 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 89° · crosswind 0.0 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 95° · crosswind 0.0 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 76° · quartering tailwind 0.0 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 53° · quartering tailwind 0.0 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 53° · quartering tailwind 0.0 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 51° · quartering tailwind 0.0 mi

Elevation profile

39 ft gain 23 ft loss Max 367' Min 338' 0.5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

71°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

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

-2

Quartering tailwind 12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

−

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

-45

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

-32

Advisories & nearby alerts

NWSTest Message

About this route

Distance: 0.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 39 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 38.9948, -77.0298
City hub: Silver Spring, MD
OSM: relation 8080068

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