Columbia, MD · mixed · mixed

1 (Maryland)

33.4 mi Out-and-back 768 ft gain

33.4-mile mixed route with 768 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the U.S. Bicycle Route System, route reference “1”.

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
70°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
Exposed + wet pavement — mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.

26 /100

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26 Road

31 E-bike

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

70°F

Mostly Sunny
Wind

10 mph

S
Rain

2%

Next 24h: 0.02"
Humidity

81%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:42 AM
Sunset

7:26 PM

739 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 66°F · 3 mph S wind · mostly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (32/100).

8 AM Best

66°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph S

9 AM

70°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph SW

10 AM

75°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW

11 AM

79°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph SW

12 PM

81°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW

1 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SW

2 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW

3 PM

85°

Sunny

9 mph SW

4 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

5 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

6 PM

84°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph S

Wind on this route

Light headwind (10 mph) — noticeable but not brutal.

Currently 10 mph from the S (180°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 259° · crosswind 1.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 250° · crosswind 1.9 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 209° · headwind 1.5 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 234° · quartering headwind 1.8 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 224° · quartering headwind 1.7 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 216° · quartering headwind 1.8 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 202° · headwind 1.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 259° · crosswind 1.6 mi

Elevation profile

1558 ft gain 1474 ft loss Max 692' Min 390' 27.5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

70°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

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Exposed + wet pavement mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. Take the lane.

-6

−

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

-2

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Quartering headwind Light headwind (10 mph) — noticeable but not brutal.

-4

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

-32

About this route

Distance: 33.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 768 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: NCN · route 1
Start: 39.5694, -76.6580
City hub: Columbia, MD
OSM: relation 13312086

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