Washington, DC · separated · mixed

9-11 Trail (DC/Maryland Anacostia Alternative)

6.1 mi Out-and-back 66 ft gain

6.1-mile mixed route with 66 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the U.S. Bicycle Route System, route reference “9-11”, operated by September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance, separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

41 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
56°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

38 /100

38 Road

52 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

56°F

Cloudy
Wind

41 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 18

O3 · Good
Humidity

58%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:41 AM
Sunset

5:01 PM

805 min remaining

Best time today

4 AM looks best — 49°F · 9 mph NW wind · mostly cloudy. 9 AM is a close second (75/100).

4 AM Best

49°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph NW

5 AM

47°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph NW

6 AM

46°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph NW

7 AM

45°

Sunny

8 mph NW

8 AM

47°

Sunny

9 mph NW

9 AM

50°

Sunny

10 mph NW

10 AM

52°

Sunny

10 mph NW

11 AM

54°

Sunny

12 mph NW

12 PM

56°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

1 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph W

2 PM

59°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph W

3 PM

59°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W

4 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph W

Wind on this route

41 mph crosswind — expect a 41 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 41 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 232° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 241° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 225° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 186° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 201° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 224° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 246° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 238° · crosswind 0.6 mi

Elevation profile

138 ft gain 115 ft loss Max 59' Min -7' 4.5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

56°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

41 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.

-36

−

Strong crosswind 41 mph crosswind — expect a 41 mph headwind on the return.

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 18 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 6.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 66 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: NCN · route 9-11
Operator: September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance
Start: 38.9054, -76.9488
City hub: Washington, DC
OSM: relation 13890675

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