MD · separated · paved

Three Notch Trail

10.6 mi Out-and-back 52 ft gain

The Three Notch Trail is a 10.6-mile (17.1 km), shared-use rail trail in the US state of Maryland. It currently runs on the right-of-way of the old U.S. Naval Air Station Railroad from Deborah Drive in Hughesville, MD just inside Charles County to Baggett Park in Mechanicsville, MD with several short, disconnected sections in the California, MD area. It is almost entirely within St. Mary's County. The county plans to extend the trail south to Pegg Road in Lexington Park, MD and possibly as far as Great Mills Road.

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

68°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

68 /100

good

69 Bike commuting

68 Road

70 E-bike

71 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

68°F

Clear
Wind

17 mph

SW
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

86%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:43 AM
Sunset

7:25 PM

739 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 67°F · 8 mph SW wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (74/100).

8 AM Best

67°

Sunny

8 mph SW

9 AM

71°

Sunny

8 mph SW

10 AM

77°

Sunny

9 mph SW

11 AM

80°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW

12 PM

81°

Sunny

10 mph SW

1 PM

83°

Sunny

13 mph SW

2 PM

85°

Sunny

14 mph S

3 PM

85°

Sunny

14 mph S

4 PM

85°

Sunny

13 mph S

5 PM

86°

Sunny

12 mph S

6 PM

84°

Mostly Clear

12 mph S

Wind on this route

17 mph crosswind — expect a 17 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the SW (230°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 189° · quartering headwind 1.0 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 189° · quartering headwind 0.9 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 167° · quartering headwind 1.0 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 141° · crosswind 1.0 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 142° · crosswind 1.0 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 137° · crosswind 0.9 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 132° · crosswind 0.9 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 150° · crosswind 1.0 mi

Elevation profile

52 ft gain 94 ft loss Max 190' Min 148' 10.4 mi sampled

Score breakdown

68°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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

-6

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 10.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 52 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 38.5122, -76.7750
OSM: relation 9714105

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.