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.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

  • 66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • Headwind on this route — 17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.
  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
60 /100
good
60 Road
62 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    66°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    17 mph
    SW
  • Rain
    1%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    88%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:42 AM
  • Sunset
    7:25 PM
    739 min remaining

8 AM looks best — 66°F · 7 mph SW wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (74/100).

8 AM Best
66°

Sunny

7 mph SW
74
9 AM
69°

Sunny

7 mph SW
74
10 AM
74°

Sunny

8 mph SW
61
11 AM
78°

Sunny

8 mph SW
61
12 PM
81°

Sunny

9 mph SW
56
1 PM
84°

Sunny

10 mph SW
50
2 PM
86°

Sunny

10 mph SW
51
3 PM
86°

Sunny

12 mph S
51
4 PM
88°

Sunny

12 mph S
47
5 PM
86°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph S
51
6 PM
85°

Mostly Clear

12 mph S
50

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

Currently 17 mph from the SW (220°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 196° · headwind 0.6 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 199° · headwind 0.6 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 205° · headwind 0.6 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 198° · headwind 0.6 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 200° · headwind 0.6 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 200° · headwind 0.6 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 224° · headwind 0.4 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 285° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
50'100'150'200'250' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi6 mi
212 ft gain 310 ft loss Max 213' Min 69' 6.1 mi sampled
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66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
Headwind on this route 17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.
-8
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
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.

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