Sligo Creek Trail

7.6 mi Out-and-back 318 ft gain

Sligo Creek Trail is a paved hiker-biker trail running along Sligo Creek in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. Most of the trail passes through tree-filled parkland. The trail and surrounding park is a popular place for locals to jog, walk, bicycle, roller-skate, and take their children to the playground. Many local families enjoy picnicking at one of the 15 picnic areas along the trail.

Great day to get the road bike out.

  • 66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
74 /100
great
74 Road
73 E-bike

Best for road cycling today

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  • Air temp
    66°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    — mph
    SW
  • Rain
    1%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    91%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:43 AM
  • Sunset
    7:26 PM
    740 min remaining

8 AM looks best — 69°F · 6 mph SW wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (74/100).

8 AM Best
69°

Sunny

6 mph SW
74
9 AM
72°

Sunny

6 mph SW
74
10 AM
78°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW
61
11 AM
81°

Sunny

7 mph SW
56
12 PM
82°

Sunny

8 mph SW
56
1 PM
86°

Sunny

9 mph S
57
2 PM
87°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph S
56
3 PM
88°

Sunny

12 mph S
54
4 PM
89°

Sunny

12 mph S
52
5 PM
87°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph S
56
6 PM
87°

Mostly Clear

12 mph S
56

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

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

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 325° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 347° · headwind 0.6 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 316° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 287° · crosswind 0.6 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 324° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 341° · headwind 0.4 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 330° · headwind 0.6 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 315° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
50'150'250'350' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi6 mi6 mi
371 ft gain 65 ft loss Max 387' Min 59' 6.4 mi sampled
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66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
7.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
318 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
RCN · route SCT
Start
38.9590, -76.9731
City hub
Silver Spring, MD
OSM
relation 1772402

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.

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