Washington, DC · separated · paved

Capital Crescent Trail

7.6 mi Out-and-back 351 ft gain

The Capital Crescent Trail (CCT) is a 7.04-mile (11.33 km), shared-use rail trail that runs from Georgetown in Washington, D.C., to Bethesda, Maryland. An extension of the trail from Bethesda to Silver Spring along a route formerly known as the Georgetown Branch Trail is being built as part of the Purple Line light rail project.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

54°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
15 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

67 /100

good

68 Bike commuting

67 Road

69 E-bike

57 Bike-share

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

54°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

15 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 18

O3 · Good

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:41 AM
Sunset

5:01 PM

805 min remaining

Best time today

4 AM looks best — 49°F · 10 mph NW wind · mostly cloudy. 8 AM is a close second (71/100).

4 AM Best

49°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

5 AM

47°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph NW

6 AM

47°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph NW

7 AM

46°

Sunny

9 mph NW

8 AM

48°

Sunny

10 mph NW

9 AM

51°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

10 AM

53°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

11 AM

55°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

12 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

1 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph NW

2 PM

59°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph NW

3 PM

60°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph NW

4 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph NW

Wind on this route

15 mph headwind outbound — expect a 15 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 15 mph from the NW (315°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 283° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 275° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 300° · headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 330° · headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 322° · headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 334° · headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 353° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 22° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi

Elevation profile

325 ft gain 49 ft loss Max 328' Min 23' 7.4 mi sampled

Score breakdown

54°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

15 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

-6

−

Quartering headwind 15 mph headwind outbound — expect a 15 mph headwind on the return.

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 18 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 7.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 351 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: RCN · route CCT
Start: 38.9025, -77.0591
City hub: Washington, DC
OSM: relation 1393064

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.