MD · separated · paved

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.

Live · updated Jun 13, 8:09 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

61 /100

good

73 Bike commuting

61 Road

73 E-bike

74 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring 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

74°F

Clear
Wind

— mph

NW
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

86%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

5:42 AM
Sunset

8:31 PM

744 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 76°F · 5 mph N wind · sunny. 7 PM is a close second (57/100).

9 AM Best

76°

Sunny

5 mph N

10 AM

81°

Sunny

6 mph N

11 AM

83°

Sunny

5 mph N

12 PM

84°

Sunny

5 mph N

1 PM

85°

Sunny

5 mph NW

2 PM

88°

Sunny

3 mph W

3 PM

88°

Sunny

3 mph W

4 PM

88°

Sunny

5 mph W

5 PM

89°

Sunny

5 mph W

6 PM

87°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W

7 PM

86°

Mostly Clear

3 mph W

8 PM

83°

Mostly Clear

3 mph SW

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 tailwind.

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

Elevation profile

52 ft gain 94 ft loss Max 190' Min 148' 10.4 mi sampled

Score breakdown

74°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

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.