Frederick Douglass Rail Trail

2.8 mi Out-and-back 13 ft gain

2.8-mile paved route with 13 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “FDRT”, separated from motor traffic.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 71°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • Headwind on this route — 17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.
  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
60 /100
good
61 Bike commuting
60 Road
62 E-bike
63 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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  • Air temp
    71°F
    Sunny
  • Wind
    17 mph
    S
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    73%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:40 AM
  • Sunset
    7:23 PM
    737 min remaining

8 AM looks best — 71°F · 5 mph SW wind · mostly sunny.

8 AM Best
71°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW
74
9 AM
74°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
55
10 AM
78°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
55
11 AM
80°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
55
12 PM
82°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
55
1 PM
83°

Sunny

10 mph SW
55
2 PM
84°

Sunny

15 mph SW
51
3 PM
85°

Sunny

15 mph S
47
4 PM
85°

Sunny

15 mph S
47
5 PM
84°

Sunny

15 mph S
47
6 PM
82°

Mostly Clear

15 mph S
47

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

Currently 17 mph from the S (180°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 204° · headwind 0.3 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 193° · headwind 0.3 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 193° · headwind 0.3 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 193° · headwind 0.3 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 193° · headwind 0.3 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 179° · headwind 0.3 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 178° · headwind 0.3 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 185° · headwind 0.3 mi
0'50'100' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi
28 ft gain 77 ft loss Max 69' Min 20' 2.8 mi sampled
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71°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
Headwind on this route 17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.
-8
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
2.8 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
13 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
LCN · route FDRT
Start
38.7960, -76.0623
OSM
relation 15031308

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

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