Rockville, MD · mixed · paved
Watkins Mill Road
0.9-mile paved route with 164 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network.
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Today's verdict
Workable day to get the road bike out.
- 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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 temp73°FClear
- Wind17 mphNW
- Rain0%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Humidity78%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrypaved surface
- Sunrise5:42 AM
- Sunset8:35 PM748 min remaining
Best time today
9 AM looks best — 75°F · 6 mph NW wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (61/100).
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Wind on this route
17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 17 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 97° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 110° · tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 95° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 106° · tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 139° · tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 129° · tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 113° · tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 127° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Elevation profile
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About this route
- Distance
- 0.9 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 164 ft
- Surface
- paved
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mixed
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
- Cycle network
- RCN
- Start
39.1904, -77.2246- City hub
- Rockville, MD
- OSM
- relation 17089581 , relation 17089582
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.