MD · separated · mixed

Western Maryland Rail Trail

27.6 mi Out-and-back 197 ft gain

The Western Maryland Rail Trail (WMRT) is a 28-mile (45 km) shared-use rail trail in the U.S. state of Maryland that follows the former right-of-way of the Western Maryland Railway (WM) between Fort Frederick State Park and Little Orleans via Hancock, paralleling the C&O Canal and Potomac River. The asphalt-paved trail is suitable for walking, jogging, biking, rollerblading, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing.

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Thunderstorms in the forecast — lightning and cyclists are a bad combination.

Thunderstorms — lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
61°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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Best for road cycling 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

61°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

— mph

S
Rain

12%

Next 24h: 0.04"
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:47 AM
Sunset

7:31 PM

745 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 63°F · 0 mph wind · partly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

63°

Partly Sunny

0 mph

9 AM

68°

Partly Sunny

0 mph

10 AM

74°

Mostly Sunny

1 mph S

11 AM

78°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph S

12 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph SW

1 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW

2 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph SW

3 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph SW

4 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph SW

5 PM

87°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph S

6 PM

86°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph S

7 PM

83°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph S

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 320° · quartering headwind 2.5 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 308° · quartering headwind 2.5 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 294° · quartering headwind 2.5 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 284° · crosswind 2.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 238° · quartering tailwind 2.2 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 221° · quartering tailwind 1.9 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 222° · quartering tailwind 2.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 252° · crosswind 1.8 mi

Elevation profile

1586 ft gain 1494 ft loss Max 787' Min 390' 24.1 mi sampled

Score breakdown

61°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

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

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About this route

Distance: 27.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 197 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 39.6245, -78.0178
OSM: relation 1393017

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.