Arlington, VA · separated · mixed

I-66 Bridge Trail

1.1 mi Out-and-back 148 ft gain

1.1-mile mixed route with 148 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, separated from motor traffic.

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
15 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

74 /100

great

74 Road

76 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

15 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 18

O3 · Good

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:41 AM
Sunset

5:01 PM

805 min remaining

Best time today

4 AM looks best — 49°F · 10 mph NW wind · mostly cloudy. 8 AM is a close second (78/100).

4 AM Best

49°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

5 AM

47°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph NW

6 AM

47°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph NW

7 AM

46°

Sunny

9 mph NW

8 AM

48°

Sunny

10 mph NW

9 AM

51°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

10 AM

53°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

11 AM

55°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

12 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

1 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph NW

2 PM

59°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph NW

3 PM

60°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph NW

4 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph NW

Wind on this route

15 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 15 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 15 mph from the NW (315°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 163° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 130° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 90° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 79° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 78° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 78° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 67° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 15° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi

Elevation profile

147 ft gain 81 ft loss Max 59' Min -7' 1.1 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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

+10

−

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

-6

Quartering tailwind 15 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 15 mph headwind on the return.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 18 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 1.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 148 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN
Start: 38.8943, -77.0659
City hub: Arlington, VA
OSM: relation 18318340

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