Silver Spring, MD · mostly separated · paved

Silver Spring Greenway

0.5 mi Out-and-back 39 ft gain

0.5-mile paved route with 39 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, mostly separated from motor traffic.

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

38 /100

46 Bike commuting

38 Road

52 E-bike

56 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring 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 18

O3 · Good
Humidity

58%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:41 AM
Sunset

5:01 PM

805 min remaining

Best time today

1 PM looks best — 56°F · 13 mph W wind · mostly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (75/100).

4 AM

47°

Mostly Cloudy

12 mph NW

5 AM

45°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

6 AM

45°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph NW

7 AM

44°

Sunny

9 mph NW

8 AM

46°

Sunny

10 mph NW

9 AM

50°

Sunny

12 mph NW

10 AM

51°

Sunny

12 mph NW

11 AM

53°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph NW

12 PM

55°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph NW

1 PM Best

56°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph W

2 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W

3 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

16 mph W

4 PM

56°

Mostly Sunny

16 mph W

Wind on this route

41 mph crosswind — expect a 41 mph headwind on the return.

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

Leg 1 Bearing 102° · tailwind 0.0 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 88° · quartering tailwind 0.0 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 89° · quartering tailwind 0.0 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 95° · quartering tailwind 0.0 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 76° · quartering tailwind 0.0 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 53° · crosswind 0.0 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 53° · crosswind 0.0 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 51° · crosswind 0.0 mi

Elevation profile

39 ft gain 23 ft loss Max 367' Min 338' 0.5 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

−

Strong crosswind 41 mph crosswind — expect a 41 mph headwind on the return.

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 18 Clean air

Advisories & nearby alerts

NWSTest Message

About this route

Distance: 0.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 39 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 38.9948, -77.0298
City hub: Silver Spring, MD
OSM: relation 8080068

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