Rockville, MD · on road · paved

Ridge Road

5.9 mi Out-and-back 151 ft gain

5.9-mile paved route with 151 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “27”, routed on public roads.

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
63°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
Exposed + wet pavement — on road traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.

26 /100

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30 Bike commuting

26 Road

31 E-bike

30 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

63°F

Clear
Wind

12 mph

S
Rain

2%

Next 24h: 0.03"
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:44 AM
Sunset

7:28 PM

741 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 66°F · 6 mph S wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (32/100).

8 AM Best

66°

Sunny

6 mph S

9 AM

69°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph SW

10 AM

73°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW

11 AM

77°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW

12 PM

79°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SW

1 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SW

2 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW

3 PM

83°

Sunny

10 mph S

4 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

5 PM

83°

Sunny

10 mph SW

6 PM

83°

Mostly Clear

10 mph S

Wind on this route

12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the SSE (150°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 202° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 196° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 211° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 212° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 216° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 185° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 195° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 176° · headwind 0.5 mi

Elevation profile

218 ft gain 455 ft loss Max 801' Min 564' 5.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

63°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

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Exposed + wet pavement on road traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. Take the lane.

-6

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

-2

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Quartering headwind 12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

-4

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

Advisories & nearby alerts

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About this route

Distance: 5.9 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 151 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: on road
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: RCN · route 27
Start: 39.2814, -77.2115
City hub: Rockville, MD
OSM: relation 16243506

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