Columbia, MD · mostly separated · mixed
Wilde Lake Loop
1.4-mile mixed loop with 36 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, mostly separated from motor traffic.
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Today's verdict
Workable day to get the road bike out.
- 66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
- 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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 temp66°FClear
- Wind17 mphSW
- Rain1%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Humidity88%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrymixed surface
- Sunrise6:43 AM
- Sunset7:26 PM740 min remaining
Best time today
8 AM looks best — 67°F · 6 mph SW wind · mostly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (74/100).
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Wind on this route
17 mph crosswind — keep the bars loose on exposed sections.
Currently 17 mph from the SW (220°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 356° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 94° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 121° · crosswind 0.1 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 98° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 107° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 170° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 233° · headwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 315° · crosswind 0.1 mi
Elevation profile
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About this route
- Distance
- 1.4 mi loop
- Elevation gain
- 36 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Loop
- Traffic exposure
- mostly separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- LCN
- Start
39.2247, -76.8666- City hub
- Columbia, MD
- OSM
- relation 14292474
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.