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 Jul 12, 11:08 AM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

22 /100

skip

22 Road

42 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

77°F

Cloudy
Wind

17 mph

E
Rain

15%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

83%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

5:50 AM
Sunset

8:33 PM

565 min remaining

Best time today

12 PM looks best — 80°F · 9 mph E wind · slight chance rain showers. 7 PM is a close second (25/100).

12 PM Best

80°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

9 mph E

1 PM

81°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

9 mph E

2 PM

82°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph E

3 PM

83°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph E

4 PM

84°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph E

5 PM

84°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph E

6 PM

82°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph E

7 PM

80°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph E

8 PM

78°

Mostly Cloudy

7 mph E

Wind on this route

17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the ENE (70°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

77°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

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

-6

Quartering tailwind 17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

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.