Washington, DC · separated · mixed

Anacostia Riverwalk Trail

4.4 mi Out-and-back 49 ft gain

The Anacostia Riverwalk Trail is a trail system spanning the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. When complete, the trail will be 25 miles long and expand to the Washington Channel waterfront. On the north end it connects to the Anacostia Tributary Trail System; on the south end it will connect to the Oxon Hill Farm Trail and on the west it connects to the Rock Creek Park trail and the 14th Street Bridge. Of the 19 planned segments, 14 are complete for a combined total of 16 miles.

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Great day to get the road bike out.

66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

74 /100

great

74 Road

73 E-bike

Best for road cycling today

Route map

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Atmosphere

Air temp

66°F

Clear
Wind

— mph

S
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

91%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:43 AM
Sunset

7:26 PM

740 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 68°F · 6 mph SW wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (74/100).

8 AM Best

68°

Sunny

6 mph SW

9 AM

72°

Sunny

6 mph SW

10 AM

77°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW

11 AM

80°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW

12 PM

82°

Sunny

8 mph SW

1 PM

86°

Sunny

9 mph SW

2 PM

87°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

3 PM

88°

Sunny

12 mph S

4 PM

89°

Sunny

12 mph S

5 PM

87°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph S

6 PM

87°

Mostly Clear

10 mph S

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 135° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 175° · tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 165° · tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 218° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 222° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 252° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 204° · tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 114° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi

Elevation profile

104 ft gain 75 ft loss Max 36' Min -7' 3.4 mi sampled

Score breakdown

66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 4.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 49 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route ART
Operator: MNCPPC
Start: 38.9365, -76.9415
City hub: Washington, DC
OSM: relation 7135269

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.