Columbia, MD · separated · mixed
BWI Trail
10.6-mile mixed loop with 180 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “BWI”, separated from motor traffic.
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Today's verdict
Skip today — the bike can wait.
- 33 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
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 temp77°FCloudy
- Wind33 mphE
- Rain12%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Humidity83%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrymixed surface
- Sunrise5:50 AM
- Sunset8:33 PM566 min remaining
Best time today
8 PM looks best — 78°F · 7 mph E wind · mostly cloudy. 12 PM is a close second (56/100).
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Wind on this route
33 mph crosswind — keep the bars loose on exposed sections.
Currently 33 mph from the E (80°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 8° · crosswind 0.7 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 18° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 90° · headwind 0.8 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 58° · headwind 0.7 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 145° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 163° · crosswind 0.9 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 170° · crosswind 0.9 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 252° · tailwind 0.8 mi
Elevation profile
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About this route
- Distance
- 10.6 mi loop
- Elevation gain
- 180 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Loop
- Traffic exposure
- separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- LCN · route BWI
- Start
39.1708, -76.6943- City hub
- Columbia, MD
- OSM
- relation 1772197
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.