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 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

44 /100

44 Road

58 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

9 AM looks best — 50°F · 10 mph NW wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (78/100).

4 AM

48°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph NW

5 AM

46°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph NW

6 AM

45°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph NW

7 AM

44°

Sunny

8 mph NW

8 AM

46°

Sunny

9 mph NW

9 AM Best

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

57°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph W

2 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph W

3 PM

59°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W

4 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph W

Wind on this route

41 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 41 mph headwind on the return.

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

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

Elevation profile

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

Quartering tailwind 41 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 41 mph headwind on the return.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 18 Clean air

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.