Bethesda, MD · mixed · paved

Bethesda Trolley Trail

3.3 mi Out-and-back 131 ft gain

The Bethesda Trolley Trail, at one time known as the North Bethesda Trail, is a 5.9-mile (9.5 km) rail trail in southern Montgomery County, Maryland. It runs from Bouic Avenue next to the Twinbrook Metro Station in the city of Rockville to Battery Lane Park in Bethesda.

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

40 /100

48 Bike commuting

40 Road

54 E-bike

62 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring 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

paved surface
Sunrise

6:42 AM
Sunset

5:01 PM

805 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 50°F · 13 mph NW wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (78/100).

4 AM

46°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

5 AM

45°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph NW

6 AM

44°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph NW

7 AM

43°

Sunny

9 mph NW

8 AM

45°

Sunny

10 mph NW

9 AM Best

50°

Sunny

13 mph NW

10 AM

52°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph NW

11 AM

53°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

12 PM

55°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph NW

1 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph W

2 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W

3 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

16 mph W

4 PM

56°

Mostly Sunny

16 mph NW

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 175° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 176° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 182° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 183° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 182° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 166° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 165° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 168° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi

Elevation profile

135 ft gain 105 ft loss Max 381' Min 289' 2.9 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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

+10

−

Exposed + strong wind mixed traffic in 20+ mph wind — gusts near passing vehicles are the hazard.

-4

−

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

Advisories & nearby alerts

NWSTest Message

About this route

Distance: 3.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 131 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: RCN · route BTT
Start: 39.0299, -77.1124
City hub: Bethesda, MD
OSM: relation 1084928

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.