Bethesda, MD · separated · mixed
MacArthur Boulevard Trail
7.1-mile mixed route with 157 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, separated from motor traffic.
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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.
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 temp54°FMostly Cloudy
- Wind16 mphNW
- Rain1%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Air qualityAQI 33PM2.5 · Good
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrymixed surface
- Sunrise6:42 AM
- Sunset5:02 PM806 min remaining
Best time today
9 AM looks best — 50°F · 12 mph NW wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (81/100).
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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 111° · tailwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 92° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 99° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 95° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 101° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 95° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 96° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 138° · tailwind 0.6 mi
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About this route
- Distance
- 7.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 157 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- RCN
- Start
38.9819, -77.2262- City hub
- Bethesda, MD
- OSM
- relation 14983039
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.