Alexandria, VA · separated · mixed

Mount Vernon Trail

18.2 mi Out-and-back 135 ft gain

The Mount Vernon Trail (MVT) is an 18-mile (29 km) long shared use path that travels along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Northern Virginia between Rosslyn and George Washington's home at Mount Vernon. The trail connects the easternmost portions of Arlington County, the City of Alexandria, and Fairfax County, and travels mostly on dedicated trail with a small portion on city streets. As part of U.S. Bike Route 1, the Potomac Heritage Trail and the East Coast Greenway, the MVT opened in April 1972 as a gravel path and was subsequently expanded and paved.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:38 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

55°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
15 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

67 /100

good

67 Road

69 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

55°F

Cloudy
Wind

15 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 18

O3 · Good
Humidity

58%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:41 AM
Sunset

5:02 PM

806 min remaining

Best time today

4 AM looks best — 49°F · 9 mph NW wind · mostly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (77/100).

4 AM Best

49°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph NW

5 AM

48°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph NW

6 AM

47°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph NW

7 AM

46°

Sunny

8 mph NW

8 AM

48°

Sunny

9 mph NW

9 AM

52°

Sunny

10 mph NW

10 AM

53°

Sunny

10 mph NW

11 AM

55°

Sunny

12 mph NW

12 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

1 PM

59°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

2 PM

59°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph NW

3 PM

60°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph NW

4 PM

59°

Sunny

14 mph NW

Wind on this route

15 mph headwind outbound — expect a 15 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 15 mph from the NW (315°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 93° · quartering tailwind 1.0 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 59° · crosswind 1.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 351° · quartering headwind 1.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 353° · quartering headwind 1.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 355° · quartering headwind 1.6 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 36° · crosswind 1.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 3° · quartering headwind 1.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 343° · headwind 1.5 mi

Elevation profile

321 ft gain 419 ft loss Max 141' Min 0' 15.4 mi sampled

Score breakdown

55°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

15 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

-6

−

Quartering headwind 15 mph headwind outbound — expect a 15 mph headwind on the return.

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 18 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 18.2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 135 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route MVT
Start: 38.7111, -77.0854
City hub: Alexandria, VA
OSM: relation 1161688

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.