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.

Great day to get the road bike out.

  • 66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
74 /100
great
73 Bike commuting
74 Road
73 E-bike
74 Bike-share

Best for road cycling today

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  • Air temp
    66°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    — mph
    SW
  • Rain
    1%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    91%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:44 AM
  • Sunset
    7:27 PM
    741 min remaining

8 AM looks best — 67°F · 6 mph S wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (74/100).

8 AM Best
67°

Sunny

6 mph S
74
9 AM
71°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph SW
74
10 AM
76°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW
61
11 AM
79°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW
61
12 PM
82°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SW
56
1 PM
85°

Sunny

9 mph SW
56
2 PM
86°

Sunny

10 mph SW
51
3 PM
86°

Sunny

10 mph SW
51
4 PM
88°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph SW
47
5 PM
86°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph SW
51
6 PM
86°

Mostly Clear

10 mph S
47

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

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

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 175° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 176° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 182° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 183° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 182° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 166° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 165° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 168° · tailwind 0.3 mi
250'300'350'400' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi
135 ft gain 105 ft loss Max 381' Min 289' 2.9 mi sampled
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66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
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NWSTest Message
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.

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