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 Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

Great day to get the road bike out.

53°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

81 /100

great

80 Bike commuting

81 Road

81 E-bike

69 Bike-share

Best for road cycling 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

53°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

12 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 18

O3 · Good
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:40 AM
Sunset

5:01 PM

805 min remaining

Best time today

4 AM looks best — 49°F · 10 mph NW wind · mostly cloudy. 9 AM is a close second (81/100).

4 AM Best

49°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

5 AM

47°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

6 AM

46°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph NW

7 AM

45°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph NW

8 AM

47°

Sunny

10 mph NW

9 AM

51°

Sunny

12 mph NW

10 AM

53°

Sunny

12 mph NW

11 AM

55°

Sunny

13 mph NW

12 PM

57°

Sunny

13 mph NW

1 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph W

2 PM

59°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph W

3 PM

60°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph W

4 PM

58°

Sunny

13 mph NW

Wind on this route

12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the NW (315°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

53°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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

-2

Tailwind on this route 12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 18 Clean air

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.