MD · separated · mixed

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.

Live · updated Aug 11, 1:24 AM 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.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
90°F air — above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°f). heat acclimation required.

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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

90°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

12 mph

W
Rain

38%

Next 24h: 0.31"

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:16 AM
Sunset

8:07 PM

1125 min remaining

Best time today

12 PM looks best — 86°F · 7 mph W wind · mostly sunny. 2 AM is a close second (25/100).

2 AM

73°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

3 AM

73°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

4 AM

73°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

5 AM

73°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

6 AM

73°

Partly Sunny

5 mph W

7 AM

74°

Partly Sunny

3 mph W

8 AM

75°

Partly Sunny

3 mph W

9 AM

78°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph NW

10 AM

81°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph W

11 AM

83°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W

12 PM Best

86°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W

1 PM

87°

Partly Sunny

7 mph W

2 PM

87°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

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3 PM

88°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph W

—

4 PM

87°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

—

5 PM

86°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

7 mph W

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6 PM

85°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

7 mph W

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7 PM

81°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

6 mph W

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Wind on this route

12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the SW (230°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 196° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 199° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 205° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 198° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 200° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 200° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 224° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 285° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi

Elevation profile

212 ft gain 310 ft loss Max 213' Min 69' 6.1 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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90°F air Above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°F). Heat acclimation required.

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12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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Quartering headwind 12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

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

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

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About this route

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.