MD · on road · mixed

Southern Maryland Potomac Heritage Trail On-Road Bicycling Route

48.2 mi Out-and-back 161 ft gain

48.2-mile mixed route with 161 ft of elevation gain, route reference “PHT”, routed on public roads.

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

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

29 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
69°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

49 /100

49 Road

56 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

69°F

Sunny
Wind

29 mph

SW
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

78%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:44 AM
Sunset

7:26 PM

740 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 66°F · 6 mph SW wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (74/100).

8 AM Best

66°

Sunny

6 mph SW

9 AM

71°

Sunny

7 mph SW

10 AM

75°

Sunny

8 mph SW

11 AM

79°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SW

12 PM

81°

Sunny

9 mph SW

1 PM

83°

Sunny

10 mph SW

2 PM

85°

Sunny

12 mph S

3 PM

85°

Sunny

12 mph S

4 PM

85°

Sunny

12 mph S

5 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph S

6 PM

84°

Mostly Clear

12 mph S

Wind on this route

29 mph crosswind — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 29 mph from the S (190°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 305° · quartering tailwind 2.1 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 3° · tailwind 2.6 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 261° · crosswind 2.1 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 236° · quartering headwind 2.6 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 279° · crosswind 2.6 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 214° · headwind 1.7 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 227° · quartering headwind 2.7 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 139° · quartering headwind 2.1 mi

Elevation profile

1026 ft gain 1192 ft loss Max 194' Min -7' 41 mi sampled

Score breakdown

69°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

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Exposed + strong wind on road traffic in 20+ mph wind — gusts near passing vehicles are the hazard.

-4

−

29 mph wind Strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.

-18

−

Strong crosswind 29 mph crosswind — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 48.2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 161 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: on road
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Start: 38.4526, -76.9907
OSM: relation 18345436

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