Arlington, VA · mostly separated · mixed
66 Parallel Trail
15.8-mile mixed route with 308 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “66”, mostly separated from motor traffic.
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Today's verdict
Workable day to get the road bike out.
- 29 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
- 52°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
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 temp52°FMostly Clear
- Wind29 mphNW
- Rain1%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Air qualityAQI 18O3 · Good
- Humidity62%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrymixed surface
- Sunrise6:43 AM
- Sunset5:03 PM807 min remaining
Best time today
9 AM looks best — 50°F · 12 mph NW wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (78/100).
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Wind on this route
29 mph crosswind — expect a 29 mph quartering headwind on the return.
Currently 29 mph from the NNW (330°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 77° · crosswind 1.4 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 40° · quartering headwind 0.9 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 77° · crosswind 1.4 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 70° · crosswind 1.2 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 90° · quartering tailwind 1.0 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 62° · crosswind 0.5 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 79° · crosswind 1.4 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 77° · crosswind 1.3 mi
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About this route
- Distance
- 15.8 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 308 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mostly separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- LCN · route 66
- Start
38.8350, -77.4565- City hub
- Arlington, VA
- OSM
- relation 15902152
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.