Alexandria, VA · separated · paved
Potomac Yard Trail
2.3-mile paved route with 49 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, 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
- 15 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
- Wind15 mphNW
- Rain1%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Air qualityAQI 18O3 · Good
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrypaved surface
- Sunrise6:41 AM
- Sunset5:02 PM805 min remaining
Best time today
4 AM looks best — 50°F · 10 mph NW wind · mostly cloudy. 8 AM is a close second (78/100).
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Wind on this route
15 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 15 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 15 mph from the NW (315°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 167° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 143° · tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 175° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 187° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 184° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 173° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 188° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 204° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Elevation profile
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About this route
- Distance
- 2.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 49 ft
- Surface
- paved
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
- Cycle network
- LCN
- Start
38.8429, -77.0503- City hub
- Alexandria, VA
- OSM
- relation 16457270
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.