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Three Notch Trail

10.6 mi Out-and-back 52 ft gain

The Three Notch Trail is a 10.6-mile (17.1 km), shared-use rail trail in the US state of Maryland. It currently runs on the right-of-way of the old U.S. Naval Air Station Railroad from Deborah Drive in Hughesville, MD just inside Charles County to Baggett Park in Mechanicsville, MD with several short, disconnected sections in the California, MD area. It is almost entirely within St. Mary's County. The county plans to extend the trail south to Pegg Road in Lexington Park, MD and possibly as far as Great Mills Road.

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.
  • 72°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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0 Bike commuting
0 Road
0 E-bike
0 Bike-share

Best for bike commuting today

Route map

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Atmosphere

  • Air temp
    72°F
    Partly Cloudy
  • Wind
    17 mph
    W
  • Rain
    34%
    Next 24h: 0.17"
  • Humidity
    100%

Surface & daylight

  • Pavement
    wet
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:17 AM
  • Sunset
    8:07 PM
    1124 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
25
3 AM
73°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph W
25
4 AM
73°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph W
25
5 AM
73°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W
25
6 AM
73°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph W
25
7 AM
74°

Partly Sunny

5 mph W
25
8 AM
76°

Partly Sunny

3 mph NW
25
9 AM
79°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph W
25
10 AM
82°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph W
20
11 AM
85°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph W
20
12 PM
86°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph W
21
1 PM
87°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W
19
2 PM
89°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W
—
3 PM
89°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W
—
4 PM
88°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W
—
5 PM
88°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W
—
6 PM
86°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

6 mph W
—
7 PM
83°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

6 mph N
—

Wind on this route

17 mph crosswind — expect a 17 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the WSW (240°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 189° · quartering headwind 1.0 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 189° · quartering headwind 0.9 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 167° · crosswind 1.0 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 141° · crosswind 1.0 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 142° · crosswind 1.0 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 137° · crosswind 0.9 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 132° · crosswind 0.9 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 150° · crosswind 1.0 mi

Elevation profile

100'150'200' 0 mi2 mi4 mi6 mi8 mi10 mi10 mi
52 ft gain 94 ft loss Max 190' Min 148' 10.4 mi sampled

Score breakdown

+
72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
−
17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
−
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
10.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
52 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
LCN
Start
38.5122, -76.7750
OSM
relation 9714105

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.

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