MD · on road · mixed
Southern Maryland Potomac Heritage Trail On-Road Bicycling Route
48.2-mile mixed route with 161 ft of elevation gain, route reference “PHT”, routed on public roads.
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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.
- 46 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
- Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
- Exposed + wet + windy — on road traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
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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 temp85°FMostly Cloudy
- Wind46 mphSW
- Rain94%Next 24h: 0.50"
- Humidity68%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetmixed surface
- Sunrise6:06 AM
- Sunset8:22 PM392 min remaining
Best time today
Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.
Wind on this route
46 mph crosswind — expect a 46 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 46 mph from the S (170°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 305° · quartering tailwind 2.1 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 3° · tailwind 2.6 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 261° · crosswind 2.1 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 236° · quartering headwind 2.6 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 279° · crosswind 2.6 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 214° · quartering headwind 1.7 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 227° · quartering headwind 2.7 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 139° · quartering headwind 2.1 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
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85°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
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Exposed + wet + windy on road traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
-12 −
46 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
-36 −
Strong crosswind 46 mph crosswind — expect a 46 mph headwind on the return.
-3 −
Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
-45 −
Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
-32 About this route
- Distance
- 48.2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 161 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- on road
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Start
38.4526, -76.9907- OSM
- relation 18345436
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.