MVT Crystal City Connection

0.3 mi Out-and-back 36 ft gain

0.3-mile paved route with 36 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, separated from motor traffic.

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

  • 37 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
  • 70°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
35 /100
ok
43 Bike commuting
35 Road
49 E-bike
53 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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.

  • Air temp
    70°F
    Mostly Sunny
  • Wind
    37 mph
    S
  • Rain
    1%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    83%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:44 AM
  • Sunset
    7:27 PM
    741 min remaining

8 AM looks best — 71°F · 6 mph S wind · sunny.

8 AM Best
71°

Sunny

6 mph S
74
9 AM
73°

Sunny

7 mph SW
61
10 AM
78°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph S
61
11 AM
81°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph S
56
12 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph S
56
1 PM
86°

Sunny

10 mph S
58
2 PM
87°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph S
56
3 PM
87°

Sunny

12 mph S
56
4 PM
87°

Sunny

12 mph S
56
5 PM
88°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph S
54
6 PM
86°

Mostly Clear

12 mph S
58

37 mph crosswind — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 37 mph from the S (190°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 190° · headwind 0.0 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 125° · quartering headwind 0.0 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 25° · tailwind 0.0 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 343° · tailwind 0.0 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 328° · quartering tailwind 0.0 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 320° · quartering tailwind 0.0 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 315° · quartering tailwind 0.0 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 326° · quartering tailwind 0.0 mi
0'50'100' 0 mi0 mi
36 ft gain 0 ft loss Max 79' Min 43' 0.3 mi sampled
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70°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
37 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
-36
Strong crosswind 37 mph crosswind — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.
-3
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
0.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
36 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
RCN
Start
38.8565, -77.0466
City hub
Arlington, VA
OSM
relation 17084012

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

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