Silver Spring, MD · mixed · paved

Metropolitan Branch Trail Interim Route

2.7 mi Out-and-back 131 ft gain

2.7-mile paved route with 131 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “MET”.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

41 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
56°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

33 /100

skip

41 Bike commuting

33 Road

47 E-bike

55 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

56°F

Cloudy
Wind

41 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 18

O3 · Good
Humidity

58%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:41 AM
Sunset

5:01 PM

805 min remaining

Best time today

4 AM looks best — 48°F · 10 mph NW wind · mostly cloudy. 9 AM is a close second (71/100).

4 AM Best

48°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

5 AM

46°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph NW

6 AM

45°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph NW

7 AM

45°

Sunny

9 mph NW

8 AM

47°

Sunny

10 mph NW

9 AM

50°

Sunny

12 mph NW

10 AM

52°

Sunny

12 mph NW

11 AM

54°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

12 PM

56°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

1 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph W

2 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph W

3 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W

4 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph NW

Wind on this route

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

Currently 41 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 257° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 268° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 307° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 358° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 0° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 360° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 360° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 42° · crosswind 0.2 mi

Elevation profile

180 ft gain 92 ft loss Max 305' Min 210' 2.4 mi sampled

Score breakdown

56°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

Exposed + strong wind mixed traffic in 20+ mph wind — gusts near passing vehicles are the hazard.

-4

−

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

-36

−

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

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 18 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 2.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 131 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: RCN · route MET
Start: 38.9532, -77.0045
City hub: Silver Spring, MD
OSM: relation 14100140

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