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
Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.
- 37 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
- 55°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
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 temp55°FCloudy
- Wind37 mphNW
- Rain1%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Air qualityAQI 27PM2.5 · Good
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrymixed surface
- Sunrise6:40 AM
- Sunset4:59 PM803 min remaining
Best time today
9 AM looks best — 50°F · 12 mph NW wind · mostly sunny. 10 AM is a close second (75/100).
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Wind on this route
37 mph crosswind — keep the bars loose on exposed sections.
Currently 37 mph from the WNW (300°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 8° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 18° · crosswind 0.8 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 90° · tailwind 0.8 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 58° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 145° · tailwind 0.8 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 163° · quartering tailwind 0.9 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 170° · quartering tailwind 0.9 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 252° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
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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.