MD · separated · mixed

Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis Trail

7.1 mi Out-and-back 194 ft gain

The Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Trail (WB&A) is an 11.7-mile (18.8 km) long rail trail from Lanham to Odenton in Maryland. The trail gets its name from the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway on whose right-of-way it runs, but does not connect to any of the cities in its name.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

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

37 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
55°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

38 /100

38 Road

52 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

55°F

Cloudy
Wind

37 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 27

PM2.5 · Good

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:40 AM
Sunset

5:00 PM

803 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 50°F · 12 mph NW wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (78/100).

4 AM

46°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

5 AM

45°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph NW

6 AM

44°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph NW

7 AM

43°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph NW

8 AM

45°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph NW

9 AM Best

50°

Sunny

12 mph NW

10 AM

52°

Sunny

12 mph NW

11 AM

54°

Sunny

13 mph NW

12 PM

56°

Mostly Sunny

13 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

15 mph W

Wind on this route

37 mph crosswind — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 37 mph from the WNW (300°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 196° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 199° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 205° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 198° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 200° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 200° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 224° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 285° · headwind 0.5 mi

Elevation profile

212 ft gain 310 ft loss Max 213' Min 69' 6.1 mi sampled

Score breakdown

55°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

37 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.

-36

−

Strong crosswind 37 mph crosswind — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 27 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 7.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 194 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route WB&A
Start: 39.0839, -76.7001
OSM: relation 7432419

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.