Arlington, VA · mixed · mixed

Falls Church City Green Loop

2.7 mi Out-and-back 59 ft gain

2.7-mile mixed route with 59 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network.

Live · updated Jul 12, 11:09 AM ET

Today's verdict

Thunderstorms in the forecast — lightning and cyclists are a bad combination.

Thunderstorms — lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
37 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
Exposed + wet + windy — mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.

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Best for road cycling 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

81°F

Cloudy
Wind

37 mph

E
Rain

28%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

70%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

5:53 AM
Sunset

8:34 PM

567 min remaining

Best time today

5 PM looks best — 83°F · 9 mph E wind · mostly cloudy. 6 PM is a close second (19/100).

12 PM

80°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph E

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1 PM

81°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph E

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2 PM

81°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph E

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3 PM

82°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph E

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4 PM

83°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph E

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5 PM Best

83°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph E

6 PM

81°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph E

7 PM

79°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph E

8 PM

78°

Mostly Cloudy

7 mph SE

Wind on this route

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

Currently 37 mph from the NE (50°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 190° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 125° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 76° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 157° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 126° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 149° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 108° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 106° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi

Elevation profile

86 ft gain 116 ft loss Max 374' Min 292' 2 mi sampled

Score breakdown

81°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

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Exposed + wet + windy mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.

-12

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

-36

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

-4

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

-45

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

About this route

Distance: 2.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 59 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 38.8915, -77.1922
City hub: Arlington, VA
OSM: relation 2348341

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