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 Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Great day to get the road bike out.

64°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

72 /100

great

72 Road

72 E-bike

Best for road cycling 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

64°F

Clear
Wind

12 mph

SW
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:44 AM
Sunset

7:27 PM

741 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 68°F · 6 mph S wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (74/100).

8 AM Best

68°

Sunny

6 mph S

9 AM

71°

Sunny

6 mph SW

10 AM

76°

Sunny

7 mph SW

11 AM

79°

Sunny

8 mph SW

12 PM

83°

Sunny

9 mph SW

1 PM

85°

Sunny

10 mph SW

2 PM

87°

Sunny

10 mph SW

3 PM

87°

Sunny

12 mph S

4 PM

89°

Sunny

12 mph S

5 PM

87°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph S

6 PM

86°

Mostly Clear

9 mph S

Wind on this route

12 mph crosswind — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the ESE (110°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

64°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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

-2

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

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.