Alexandria, VA · separated · paved

Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (WWB Crossing)

3 mi Out-and-back 226 ft gain

3-mile paved route with 226 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “NHT”, operated by United States Department of Interior, National Park Service, separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:38 AM ET

Today's verdict

Great day to get the road bike out.

54°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

78 /100

great

77 Bike commuting

78 Road

78 E-bike

66 Bike-share

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

54°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

14 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 18

O3 · Good

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:41 AM
Sunset

5:02 PM

805 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 51°F · 10 mph NW wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (78/100).

4 AM

49°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph NW

5 AM

48°

Mostly Cloudy

9 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 Best

51°

Sunny

10 mph NW

10 AM

53°

Sunny

10 mph NW

11 AM

55°

Sunny

12 mph NW

12 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

1 PM

59°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph NW

2 PM

59°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph NW

3 PM

60°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph NW

4 PM

58°

Sunny

14 mph NW

Wind on this route

14 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 14 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 14 mph from the NW (315°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 83° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 97° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 89° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 89° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 86° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 154° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 82° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 113° · tailwind 0.3 mi

Elevation profile

239 ft gain 91 ft loss Max 190' Min 0' 2.6 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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

+10

−

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

-2

Quartering tailwind 14 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 14 mph headwind on the return.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 18 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 226 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: RCN · route NHT
Operator: United States Department of Interior, National Park Service
Start: 38.7931, -77.0494
City hub: Alexandria, VA
OSM: relation 13354969

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