Silver Spring, MD · separated · mixed

Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail

3.3 mi Out-and-back 49 ft gain

The Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail is a 3.9-mile-long (6.3 km) rail trail within the cities of College Park, Riverdale Park, and Hyattsville, Maryland. It connects to the Anacostia Tributary Trail System and is located within the Anacostia Trails Heritage Area.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

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

41 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
56°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

44 /100

44 Road

58 E-bike

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

56°F

Cloudy
Wind

41 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 33

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

58%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:41 AM
Sunset

5:01 PM

805 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 50°F · 10 mph NW wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (78/100).

4 AM

47°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph NW

5 AM

45°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph NW

6 AM

44°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph NW

7 AM

43°

Sunny

8 mph NW

8 AM

45°

Sunny

9 mph NW

9 AM Best

50°

Sunny

10 mph NW

10 AM

52°

Sunny

10 mph NW

11 AM

54°

Sunny

10 mph NW

12 PM

56°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

1 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph W

2 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph W

3 PM

59°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph W

4 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

Wind on this route

41 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 41 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 41 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 198° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 195° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 196° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 190° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 186° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 187° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 189° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 199° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi

Elevation profile

106 ft gain 171 ft loss Max 95' Min 30' 3.3 mi sampled

Score breakdown

56°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

41 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.

-36

Quartering tailwind 41 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 41 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 33 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 3.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 49 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 38.9905, -76.9281
City hub: Silver Spring, MD
OSM: relation 2063644

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.