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 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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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

75°F

Cloudy
Wind

— mph

E
Rain

17%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

5:52 AM
Sunset

8:34 PM

567 min remaining

Best time today

6 PM looks best — 80°F · 9 mph SE wind · mostly cloudy. 7 PM is a close second (25/100).

12 PM

78°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph E

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1 PM

80°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph E

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2 PM

81°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph E

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3 PM

82°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph E

—

4 PM

83°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph E

5 PM

83°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph E

6 PM Best

80°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph SE

7 PM

78°

Mostly Cloudy

7 mph SE

8 PM

77°

Mostly Cloudy

6 mph SE

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 quartering tailwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

75°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.

-45

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

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Advisories & nearby alerts

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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.