Middle Branch Trail

3.1 mi Out-and-back 98 ft gain

3.1-mile paved route with 98 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “MB”, operated by Baltimore City.

Great day to get the road bike out.

  • 57°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • 16 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
74 /100
great
75 Bike commuting
74 Road
76 E-bike
77 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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  • Air temp
    57°F
    Mostly Sunny
  • Wind
    16 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    1%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Air quality
    AQI 27
    PM2.5 · Good
  • Humidity
    59%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:40 AM
  • Sunset
    4:59 PM
    803 min remaining

9 AM looks best — 51°F · 12 mph NW wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (78/100).

4 AM
48°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph NW
77
5 AM
47°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph NW
64
6 AM
46°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph NW
64
7 AM
45°

Sunny

9 mph W
64
8 AM
47°

Sunny

10 mph NW
65
9 AM Best
51°

Sunny

12 mph NW
78
10 AM
53°

Sunny

12 mph NW
78
11 AM
55°

Sunny

12 mph NW
78
12 PM
57°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph W
78
1 PM
58°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph W
78
2 PM
59°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph W
78
3 PM
59°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W
74
4 PM
58°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W
74

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 quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 243° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 198° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 153° · tailwind 0.2 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 207° · crosswind 0.3 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 203° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 112° · tailwind 0.2 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 122° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 88° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
0'50'100' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi
165 ft gain 175 ft loss Max 59' Min 0' 2.7 mi sampled
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57°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
−
16 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
+
Quartering tailwind 16 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 16 mph headwind on the return.
+3
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
+
AQI 27 Clean air
+3
Distance
3.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
98 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
mixed
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
LCN · route MB
Operator
Baltimore City
Start
39.2741, -76.6258
City hub
Baltimore, MD
OSM
relation 7578747

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

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