Bethesda, MD · mostly separated · mixed
Palisades Trolley Trail
4.3-mile mixed route with 151 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, mostly separated from motor traffic.
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Today's verdict
Great day to get the road bike out.
- 54°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
- 16 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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 temp54°FMostly Cloudy
- Wind16 mphNW
- Rain1%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Air qualityAQI 18O3 · Good
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrymixed surface
- Sunrise6:42 AM
- Sunset5:02 PM805 min remaining
Best time today
9 AM looks best — 50°F · 13 mph NW wind · mostly sunny. 10 AM is a close second (81/100).
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Wind on this route
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 tailwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 148° · tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 160° · tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 120° · tailwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 148° · tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 146° · tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 147° · tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 160° · tailwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 153° · tailwind 0.4 mi
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About this route
- Distance
- 4.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 151 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mostly separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- RCN
- Start
38.9477, -77.1243- City hub
- Bethesda, MD
- OSM
- relation 14487643
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.