Arlington, VA · separated · paved

Custis Trail

4.3 mi Out-and-back 302 ft gain

4.3-mile paved route with 302 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “CT”, separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

37 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
70°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

34 /100

skip

42 Bike commuting

34 Road

48 E-bike

52 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 · 7 mph S wind · sunny.

8 AM Best

70°

Sunny

7 mph S

9 AM

73°

Sunny

7 mph SW

10 AM

78°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph S

11 AM

81°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph S

12 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph S

1 PM

86°

Sunny

10 mph S

2 PM

88°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph S

3 PM

88°

Sunny

12 mph S

4 PM

89°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph S

5 PM

87°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph S

6 PM

87°

Mostly Clear

12 mph S

Wind on this route

37 mph headwind 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 headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 265° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 251° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 283° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 254° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 222° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 233° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 251° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 238° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi

Elevation profile

370 ft gain 157 ft loss Max 308' Min 49' 3.9 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 headwind 37 mph headwind outbound — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 4.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 302 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: RCN · route CT
Start: 38.8991, -77.0706
City hub: Arlington, VA
OSM: relation 1161687

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