MD · separated · paved
Frederick Douglass Rail Trail
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.
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Today's verdict
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.
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 temp71°FSunny
- Wind17 mphS
- Rain0%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Humidity73%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrypaved surface
- Sunrise6:40 AM
- Sunset7:23 PM737 min remaining
Best time today
8 AM looks best — 71°F · 5 mph SW wind · mostly sunny.
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Wind on this route
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.
- Leg 1 Bearing 204° · headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 193° · headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 193° · headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 193° · headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 193° · headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 179° · headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 178° · headwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 185° · headwind 0.3 mi
Elevation profile
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About this route
- 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.