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 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.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
NWS alert active — check the alert before rolling out.
21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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NWSFlood Watch

Flood Watch issued July 28 at 10:25AM EDT until July 29 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

In effect through Jul 29, 6:00 AM

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

81°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

21 mph

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Rain

96%

Next 24h: 0.55"
Humidity

74%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:03 AM
Sunset

8:22 PM

393 min remaining

Best time today

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

Wind on this route

21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the SSE (160°). 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° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 198° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 200° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 200° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 224° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 285° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

81°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

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

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Quartering headwind 21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

-4

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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

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NWS alert active Check the alert before rolling out.

-20

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.