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.

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
51 /100
ok
52 Bike commuting
51 Road
66 E-bike
67 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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  • Air temp
    79°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    17 mph
    E
  • Rain
    5%
    Next 24h: 0.05"
  • Humidity
    61%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:45 AM
  • Sunset
    7:23 PM
    154 min remaining

5 PM looks best — 80°F · 3 mph E wind · mostly cloudy. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).

5 PM Best
80°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph E
61
6 PM
79°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph E
61

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

Currently 17 mph from the ENE (70°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 102° · quartering headwind 0.0 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 88° · headwind 0.0 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 89° · headwind 0.0 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 95° · headwind 0.0 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 76° · headwind 0.0 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 53° · headwind 0.0 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 53° · headwind 0.0 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 51° · headwind 0.0 mi
300'350'400' 0 mi1 mi
39 ft gain 23 ft loss Max 367' Min 338' 0.5 mi sampled
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79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
Quartering headwind 17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.
-4
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
NWSTest Message
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.

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