Bethesda, MD · mostly separated · paved

1 (District of Columbia)

5.2 mi Out-and-back 82 ft gain

5.2-mile paved route with 82 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the U.S. Bicycle Route System, route reference “1”, mostly separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

Great day to get the road bike out.

54°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
16 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

77 /100

great

78 Bike commuting

77 Road

79 E-bike

67 Bike-share

Best for e-bike riding 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 temp

54°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

16 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 18

O3 · Good

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:42 AM
Sunset

5:02 PM

805 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 50°F · 13 mph NW wind · mostly sunny. 10 AM is a close second (81/100).

4 AM

47°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

5 AM

45°

Partly Cloudy

9 mph NW

6 AM

45°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph NW

7 AM

44°

Sunny

10 mph NW

8 AM

46°

Sunny

12 mph NW

9 AM Best

50°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph NW

10 AM

53°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

11 AM

55°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

12 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph NW

1 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph W

2 PM

59°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W

3 PM

59°

Mostly Sunny

16 mph W

4 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

16 mph W

Wind on this route

16 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 16 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 16 mph from the NW (315°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 152° · tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 151° · tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 142° · tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 152° · tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 143° · tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 117° · tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 96° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 101° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi

Elevation profile

257 ft gain 382 ft loss Max 135' Min 3' 4.9 mi sampled

Score breakdown

54°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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

-6

Tailwind on this route 16 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 16 mph headwind on the return.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 18 Clean air

Advisories & nearby alerts

NWSTest Message

About this route

Distance: 5.2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 82 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: NCN · route 1
Start: 38.9373, -77.1159
City hub: Bethesda, MD
OSM: relation 11625044

Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.