Rockville, MD · mostly separated · mixed

Matthew Henson Trail

4.5 mi Out-and-back 75 ft gain

4.5-mile mixed route with 75 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “MHT”, operated by Montgomery Parks, mostly separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

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

41 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
50°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

37 /100

37 Road

51 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

50°F

Cloudy
Wind

41 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 33

PM2.5 · Good

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:42 AM
Sunset

5:01 PM

805 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 50°F · 13 mph NW wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (75/100).

4 AM

47°

Mostly Cloudy

12 mph NW

5 AM

45°

Partly Cloudy

12 mph NW

6 AM

44°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph NW

7 AM

43°

Sunny

9 mph NW

8 AM

45°

Sunny

12 mph NW

9 AM Best

50°

Sunny

13 mph NW

10 AM

52°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph NW

11 AM

54°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph NW

12 PM

56°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph NW

1 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph NW

2 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph NW

3 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

16 mph NW

4 PM

56°

Mostly Sunny

16 mph NW

Wind on this route

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

Currently 41 mph from the WNW (300°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 254° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 237° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 257° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 251° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 254° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 257° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 212° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 243° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi

Elevation profile

152 ft gain 322 ft loss Max 427' Min 243' 3.9 mi sampled

Score breakdown

50°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

41 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.

-36

−

Quartering headwind 41 mph headwind outbound — expect a 41 mph quartering headwind on the return.

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 33 Clean air

Advisories & nearby alerts

NWSTest Message

About this route

Distance: 4.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 75 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route MHT
Operator: Montgomery Parks
Start: 39.0862, -77.0342
City hub: Rockville, MD
OSM: relation 6889594

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