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 Oct 27, 7:57 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

58 /100

good

57 Bike commuting

58 Road

70 E-bike

58 Bike-share

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 temp

45°F

Clear
Wind

— mph

NE
Rain

2%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 52

PM2.5 · Moderate
Humidity

97%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

7:29 AM
Sunset

6:13 PM

618 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 49°F · 5 mph N wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (71/100).

8 AM Best

49°

Sunny

5 mph N

9 AM

53°

Sunny

5 mph NE

10 AM

57°

Sunny

6 mph NE

11 AM

61°

Sunny

6 mph NE

12 PM

64°

Sunny

5 mph NE

1 PM

66°

Sunny

5 mph NE

2 PM

67°

Sunny

3 mph NE

3 PM

68°

Sunny

3 mph NE

4 PM

68°

Sunny

3 mph NE

5 PM

67°

Sunny

3 mph E

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

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° · crosswind 0.0 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 53° · quartering headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 53° · quartering headwind 0.0 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 51° · quartering headwind 0.0 mi

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

45°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 52 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.

-3

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.