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 Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

55°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
15 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

67 /100

good

68 Bike commuting

67 Road

69 E-bike

70 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring 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

55°F

Cloudy
Wind

15 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 18

O3 · Good
Humidity

58%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:40 AM
Sunset

5:02 PM

805 min remaining

Best time today

4 AM looks best — 48°F · 12 mph NW wind · mostly cloudy. 9 AM is a close second (71/100).

4 AM Best

48°

Mostly Cloudy

12 mph NW

5 AM

47°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

6 AM

46°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph NW

7 AM

45°

Sunny

10 mph NW

8 AM

47°

Sunny

10 mph NW

9 AM

51°

Sunny

12 mph NW

10 AM

53°

Sunny

12 mph NW

11 AM

55°

Sunny

13 mph NW

12 PM

56°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph NW

1 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph W

2 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph W

3 PM

59°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph NW

4 PM

57°

Sunny

14 mph NW

Wind on this route

15 mph headwind 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 headwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

55°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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

-6

−

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

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 18 Clean air

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.