Germantown Road

0.9 mi Out-and-back 72 ft gain

0.9-mile paved route with 72 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “118”, separated from motor traffic.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 63°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
68 /100
good
67 Bike commuting
68 Road
68 E-bike
69 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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  • Air temp
    63°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    12 mph
    S
  • Rain
    1%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    100%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:44 AM
  • Sunset
    7:28 PM
    742 min remaining

8 AM looks best — 66°F · 5 mph S wind · mostly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (74/100).

8 AM Best
66°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph S
74
9 AM
70°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW
74
10 AM
75°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph SW
61
11 AM
79°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW
61
12 PM
81°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW
56
1 PM
84°

Sunny

8 mph SW
56
2 PM
85°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW
56
3 PM
85°

Sunny

9 mph S
56
4 PM
87°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
56
5 PM
85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
57
6 PM
85°

Mostly Clear

10 mph S
54

12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the SSE (150°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 76° · crosswind 0.1 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 87° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 97° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 103° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 104° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 112° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 104° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 104° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
350'400'450'500'550'600' 0 mi1 mi
72 ft gain 207 ft loss Max 558' Min 387' 0.9 mi sampled
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63°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-2
Quartering headwind 12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph quartering headwind on the return.
-4
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
NWSTest Message
Distance
0.9 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
72 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
RCN · route 118
Start
39.1926, -77.2412
City hub
Rockville, MD
OSM
relation 17089580

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

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