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 Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

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.
70°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

41 /100

49 Bike commuting

41 Road

55 E-bike

59 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

70°F

Mostly Sunny
Wind

37 mph

S
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

83%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:44 AM
Sunset

7:27 PM

741 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 70°F · 6 mph S wind · sunny.

8 AM Best

70°

Sunny

6 mph S

9 AM

73°

Sunny

7 mph SW

10 AM

79°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph S

11 AM

82°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph S

12 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph S

1 PM

87°

Sunny

10 mph S

2 PM

88°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph S

3 PM

89°

Sunny

12 mph S

4 PM

90°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph S

5 PM

88°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph S

6 PM

88°

Mostly Clear

12 mph S

Wind on this route

37 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 37 mph from the S (190°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

70°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

37 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.

-36

Quartering tailwind 37 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

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.