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 Jul 12, 11:08 AM ET

Today's verdict

Thunderstorms in the forecast — lightning and cyclists are a bad combination.

Thunderstorms — lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
Exposed + wet pavement — on road traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.

0 /100

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0 Bike commuting

0 Road

0 E-bike

0 Bike-share

Best for bike commuting 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

75°F

Cloudy
Wind

— mph

E
Rain

15%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

5:52 AM
Sunset

8:36 PM

568 min remaining

Best time today

12 PM looks best — 78°F · 7 mph E wind · mostly cloudy. 1 PM is a close second (19/100).

12 PM Best

78°

Mostly Cloudy

7 mph E

1 PM

79°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph E

2 PM

80°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph E

3 PM

81°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph E

—

4 PM

81°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph E

5 PM

81°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph SE

6 PM

79°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph SE

7 PM

78°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph SE

8 PM

75°

Mostly Cloudy

6 mph SE

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

75°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

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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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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

-45

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

-32

Advisories & nearby alerts

NWSTest Message

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.