MD · separated · paved

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.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

50 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
58°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

44 /100

52 Bike commuting

44 Road

58 E-bike

62 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

58°F

Cloudy
Wind

50 mph

NW
Rain

2%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 37

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

70%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:37 AM
Sunset

4:58 PM

801 min remaining

Best time today

4 AM looks best — 53°F · 15 mph NW wind · mostly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (74/100).

4 AM Best

53°

Mostly Cloudy

15 mph NW

5 AM

52°

Mostly Cloudy

15 mph NW

6 AM

51°

Mostly Cloudy

15 mph NW

7 AM

50°

Mostly Cloudy

15 mph NW

8 AM

51°

Partly Sunny

15 mph NW

9 AM

53°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph NW

10 AM

54°

Sunny

15 mph NW

11 AM

55°

Sunny

15 mph NW

12 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph NW

1 PM

57°

Sunny

15 mph NW

2 PM

57°

Sunny

15 mph NW

3 PM

57°

Sunny

15 mph W

4 PM

57°

Sunny

15 mph W

Wind on this route

50 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 50 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 50 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 204° · crosswind 0.3 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 193° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 193° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 193° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 193° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 179° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 178° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 185° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi

Elevation profile

28 ft gain 77 ft loss Max 69' Min 20' 2.8 mi sampled

Score breakdown

58°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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

-36

Quartering tailwind 50 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 50 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 37 Clean air

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.