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 Nov 7, 3:38 AM ET

Today's verdict

Great day to get the road bike out.

54°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
16 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

77 /100

great

77 Road

79 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

54°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

16 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 18

O3 · Good

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:42 AM
Sunset

5:02 PM

806 min remaining

Best time today

4 AM looks best — 49°F · 12 mph NW wind · mostly cloudy. 8 AM is a close second (81/100).

4 AM Best

49°

Mostly Cloudy

12 mph NW

5 AM

47°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph NW

6 AM

47°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph NW

7 AM

46°

Sunny

9 mph NW

8 AM

48°

Sunny

10 mph NW

9 AM

51°

Sunny

12 mph NW

10 AM

53°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

11 AM

54°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

12 PM

56°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph NW

1 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph NW

2 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph NW

3 PM

59°

Mostly Sunny

16 mph NW

4 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph NW

Wind on this route

16 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 16 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 16 mph from the NW (315°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

54°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

16 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

-6

Tailwind on this route 16 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 16 mph headwind on the return.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 18 Clean air

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.