Clarksville-Fort Meade Signed State Bicycle Route

11.4 mi Out-and-back 433 ft gain

11.4-mile mixed route with 433 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “32”, operated by Howard County Office of Transportation.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
68 /100
good
68 Road
70 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    66°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    17 mph
    SW
  • Rain
    1%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    88%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:43 AM
  • Sunset
    7:26 PM
    740 min remaining

8 AM looks best — 66°F · 6 mph SW wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (74/100).

8 AM Best
66°

Sunny

6 mph SW
74
9 AM
70°

Sunny

6 mph SW
74
10 AM
75°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW
61
11 AM
78°

Sunny

8 mph SW
61
12 PM
81°

Sunny

9 mph SW
56
1 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
54
2 PM
86°

Sunny

10 mph SW
55
3 PM
87°

Sunny

12 mph SW
53
4 PM
88°

Sunny

12 mph S
54
5 PM
86°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph S
58
6 PM
86°

Mostly Clear

12 mph S
58

17 mph crosswind — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the SW (220°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 287° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 317° · crosswind 0.9 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 285° · quartering headwind 0.9 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 329° · crosswind 0.9 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 341° · quartering tailwind 1.0 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 305° · crosswind 0.9 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 329° · crosswind 0.8 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 314° · crosswind 0.7 mi
150'250'350'450' 0 mi2 mi4 mi6 mi8 mi9 mi
476 ft gain 217 ft loss Max 423' Min 167' 8.7 mi sampled
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66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
11.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
433 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
mixed
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
RCN · route 32
Operator
Howard County Office of Transportation
Start
39.1232, -76.7857
City hub
Columbia, MD
OSM
relation 6656742

Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.

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