VA · separated · mixed

Washington & Old Dominion Trail

27.7 mi Out-and-back 440 ft gain

27.7-mile mixed route with 440 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “WOD”, operated by Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, separated from motor traffic.

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.
66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

53 /100

53 Road

60 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

66°F

Clear
Wind

29 mph

S
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

83%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:45 AM
Sunset

7:28 PM

742 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 68°F · 7 mph S wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (74/100).

8 AM Best

68°

Sunny

7 mph S

9 AM

71°

Sunny

6 mph SW

10 AM

77°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW

11 AM

80°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW

12 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SW

1 PM

85°

Sunny

9 mph SW

2 PM

87°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

3 PM

87°

Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

88°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph SW

5 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph SW

6 PM

86°

Mostly Clear

10 mph S

Wind on this route

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

Currently 29 mph from the SSW (200°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 294° · crosswind 2.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 315° · quartering tailwind 2.5 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 318° · quartering tailwind 2.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 308° · crosswind 2.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 315° · quartering tailwind 2.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 323° · quartering tailwind 2.4 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 312° · quartering tailwind 2.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 293° · crosswind 2.1 mi

Elevation profile

1027 ft gain 866 ft loss Max 682' Min 171' 25.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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

-18

−

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

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 27.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 440 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route WOD
Operator: Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
Start: 38.9511, -77.3381
OSM: relation 916095

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