Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis Trail

7.1 mi Out-and-back 194 ft gain

The Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Trail (WB&A) is an 11.7-mile (18.8 km) long rail trail from Lanham to Odenton in Maryland. The trail gets its name from the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway on whose right-of-way it runs, but does not connect to any of the cities in its name.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
58 /100
good
58 Road
73 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    79°F
    Cloudy
  • Wind
    17 mph
    E
  • Rain
    4%
    Next 24h: 0.02"
  • Humidity
    58%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:44 AM
  • Sunset
    7:22 PM
    153 min remaining

5 PM looks best — 80°F · 5 mph E wind · partly sunny. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).

5 PM Best
80°

Partly Sunny

5 mph E
61
6 PM
79°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph E
61

17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the E (80°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 196° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 199° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 205° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 198° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 200° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 200° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 224° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 285° · tailwind 0.5 mi
50'100'150'200'250' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi6 mi
212 ft gain 310 ft loss Max 213' Min 69' 6.1 mi sampled
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79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
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17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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Quartering tailwind 17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
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Distance
7.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
194 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
RCN · route WB&A
Start
39.0839, -76.7001
OSM
relation 7432419

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.

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