Washington, DC · separated · paved

Virginia Avenue Southeast

0.7 mi Out-and-back 0 ft gain

0.7-mile paved route, signed as part of the regional cycle network, separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

Great day to get the road bike out.

54°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
15 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

77 /100

great

78 Bike commuting

77 Road

79 E-bike

67 Bike-share

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

54°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

15 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 18

O3 · Good

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:41 AM
Sunset

5:01 PM

805 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 50°F · 10 mph NW wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (81/100).

4 AM

49°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph NW

5 AM

47°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph NW

6 AM

46°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph NW

7 AM

45°

Sunny

8 mph NW

8 AM

47°

Sunny

9 mph NW

9 AM Best

50°

Sunny

10 mph NW

10 AM

52°

Sunny

10 mph NW

11 AM

54°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

12 PM

56°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

1 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph W

2 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph W

3 PM

59°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W

4 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph W

Wind on this route

15 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 15 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 15 mph from the NW (315°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 109° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 109° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 111° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 108° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 108° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 109° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 110° · tailwind 0.1 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 109° · tailwind 0.1 mi

Elevation profile

16 ft gain 39 ft loss Max 69' Min 30' 0.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

54°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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

-6

Tailwind on this route 15 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 15 mph headwind on the return.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 18 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 0.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 0 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: RCN
Start: 38.8804, -77.0032
City hub: Washington, DC
OSM: relation 15971453

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