Arlington, VA · separated · mixed

Holmes Run Trail

2.3 mi Out-and-back 52 ft gain

The Holmes Run Trail is a partially paved trail that travels through parks northwest along Holmes Run from Cameron Run in Alexandria, Virginia to Annandale Road in Fairfax County, Virginia. The trail travels near the sides of the stream with multiple bridges, some of which are only about a foot higher than the water. The trail consists of two sections that are separated by Lake Barcroft near Columbia Pike in Fairfax County.

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

37 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
70°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

34 /100

skip

34 Road

48 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding 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

70°F

Sunny
Wind

37 mph

SW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

83%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:44 AM
Sunset

7:27 PM

741 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 68°F · 7 mph S wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (74/100).

8 AM Best

68°

Sunny

7 mph S

9 AM

71°

Sunny

7 mph SW

10 AM

76°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SW

11 AM

79°

Sunny

8 mph SW

12 PM

82°

Sunny

9 mph SW

1 PM

85°

Sunny

10 mph S

2 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph S

3 PM

87°

Sunny

12 mph S

4 PM

88°

Sunny

12 mph S

5 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph S

6 PM

86°

Mostly Clear

12 mph S

Wind on this route

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

Currently 37 mph from the S (190°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 148° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 180° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 150° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 151° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 154° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 109° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 126° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 119° · crosswind 0.2 mi

Elevation profile

118 ft gain 229 ft loss Max 154' Min 43' 2.1 mi sampled

Score breakdown

70°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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

-36

−

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

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 2.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 52 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Start: 38.8311, -77.1342
City hub: Arlington, VA
OSM: relation 1629353

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.