Indian Creek Trail

0.4 mi Out-and-back 39 ft gain

0.4-mile paved route with 39 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, separated from motor traffic.

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

  • 41 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
  • 56°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
38 /100
ok
46 Bike commuting
38 Road
52 E-bike
56 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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  • Air temp
    56°F
    Cloudy
  • Wind
    41 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    1%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Air quality
    AQI 33
    PM2.5 · Good
  • Humidity
    58%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:41 AM
  • Sunset
    5:01 PM
    804 min remaining

1 PM looks best — 57°F · 12 mph W wind · mostly sunny. 2 PM is a close second (78/100).

4 AM
47°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph NW
64
5 AM
45°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph NW
64
6 AM
44°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph NW
64
7 AM
43°

Sunny

8 mph NW
64
8 AM
45°

Sunny

9 mph NW
64
9 AM
50°

Sunny

10 mph NW
75
10 AM
52°

Sunny

10 mph NW
75
11 AM
54°

Sunny

10 mph NW
75
12 PM
56°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW
75
1 PM Best
57°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph W
78
2 PM
58°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph W
78
3 PM
59°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph W
78
4 PM
57°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW
75

41 mph crosswind — expect a 41 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 41 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 16° · quartering headwind 0.0 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 25° · crosswind 0.0 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 24° · crosswind 0.0 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 22° · crosswind 0.0 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 21° · crosswind 0.0 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 22° · crosswind 0.0 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 75° · quartering tailwind 0.0 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 31° · crosswind 0.0 mi
50'100' 0 mi0 mi
40 ft gain 41 ft loss Max 89' Min 62' 0.4 mi sampled
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56°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
−
41 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
-36
−
Strong crosswind 41 mph crosswind — expect a 41 mph quartering headwind on the return.
-3
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
+
AQI 33 Clean air
+3
Distance
0.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
39 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
RCN
Start
38.9933, -76.9194
City hub
Silver Spring, MD
OSM
relation 7178339

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

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