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 Jul 28, 1:51 PM ET

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.
37 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.

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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 temp

84°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

37 mph

S
Rain

93%

Next 24h: 0.65"
Humidity

71%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:05 AM
Sunset

8:21 PM

392 min remaining

Best time today

Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.

Wind on this route

37 mph headwind outbound — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 37 mph from the S (170°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

84°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

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37 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.

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Quartering headwind 37 mph headwind outbound — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

-45

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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.