Bethesda, MD · separated · paved

Persimmon Tree Road Trail

2 mi Out-and-back 184 ft gain

2-mile paved route with 184 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

54°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
Headwind on this route — 16 mph headwind outbound — expect a 16 mph headwind on the return.
16 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

63 /100

good

64 Bike commuting

63 Road

65 E-bike

53 Bike-share

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

54°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

16 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 33

PM2.5 · Good

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:42 AM
Sunset

5:02 PM

805 min remaining

Best time today

1 PM looks best — 58°F · 13 mph W wind · mostly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (67/100).

4 AM

47°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

5 AM

45°

Partly Cloudy

9 mph NW

6 AM

44°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph NW

7 AM

43°

Sunny

9 mph NW

8 AM

45°

Sunny

12 mph NW

9 AM

50°

Sunny

12 mph NW

10 AM

53°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

11 AM

55°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

12 PM

56°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph NW

1 PM Best

58°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph W

2 PM

59°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W

3 PM

59°

Mostly Sunny

16 mph W

4 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

16 mph W

Wind on this route

16 mph headwind outbound — expect a 16 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 16 mph from the NW (315°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 340° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 333° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 335° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 330° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 319° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 332° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 323° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 319° · headwind 0.2 mi

Elevation profile

188 ft gain 30 ft loss Max 305' Min 144' 2 mi sampled

Score breakdown

54°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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

-6

−

Headwind on this route 16 mph headwind outbound — expect a 16 mph headwind on the return.

-8

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 33 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 184 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 38.9742, -77.1685
City hub: Bethesda, MD
OSM: relation 15965248

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