MD · separated · paved

Indian Head Rail Trail

12.9 mi Out-and-back 131 ft gain

The Indian Head Rail Trail is a 13.1-mile (21.1 km), shared-use rail trail that runs from Indian Head, Maryland, to White Plains, Maryland. It was built on the abandoned right-of-way of the old Cape Charles Railroad, a subsidiary of the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad (NYP&N), which ran from 1910 to 1972. Planned phases would extend the trail all the way to Cape Charles.

Live · updated Jul 12, 11:08 AM ET

Today's verdict

Thunderstorms in the forecast — lightning and cyclists are a bad combination.

Thunderstorms — lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

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Best for bike commuting 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

79°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

— mph

E
Rain

42%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

74%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

5:53 AM
Sunset

8:33 PM

565 min remaining

Best time today

8 PM looks best — 77°F · 6 mph E wind · mostly cloudy.

12 PM

80°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph E

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1 PM

81°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph E

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2 PM

82°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph E

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3 PM

83°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph E

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4 PM

83°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph E

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5 PM

82°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph E

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6 PM

81°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph E

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7 PM

79°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph E

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8 PM Best

77°

Mostly Cloudy

6 mph E

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 287° · crosswind 1.1 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 268° · crosswind 1.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 272° · crosswind 1.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 268° · crosswind 1.1 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 255° · crosswind 1.1 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 242° · quartering tailwind 1.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 253° · crosswind 1.1 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 306° · quartering headwind 1.2 mi

Elevation profile

260 ft gain 341 ft loss Max 233' Min 10' 12.5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

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About this route

Distance: 12.9 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 131 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN · route IHRT
Start: 38.5921, -76.9475
OSM: relation 3634416

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.