Fredericksburg, VA · on road · mixed
1 (Virginia)
54.1-mile mixed route with 469 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the U.S. Bicycle Route System, route reference “1”, routed on public roads.
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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.
- Exposed + wet + windy — on road traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
- 156 min of daylight — you need at least 234 min. lights required for this ride.
- 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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Route map
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Atmosphere
- Air temp84°FMostly Clear
- Wind21 mphNE
- Rain23%Next 24h: 0.18"
- Humidity62%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetmixed surface
- Sunrise6:48 AM
- Sunset7:25 PM156 min remaining
Best time today
Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.
Wind on this route
21 mph crosswind — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 21 mph from the E (80°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 328° · quartering tailwind 2.8 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 348° · crosswind 2.9 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 2° · crosswind 2.2 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 330° · crosswind 2.1 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 304° · quartering tailwind 3.0 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 346° · crosswind 2.8 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 10° · crosswind 2.9 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 19° · quartering headwind 3.0 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
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84°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3 −
Exposed + wet + windy on road traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
-12 −
21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6 −
Strong crosswind 21 mph crosswind — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
-3 −
Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
-45 −
Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
-32 −
156 min of daylight You need at least 234 min. Lights required for this ride.
-10 About this route
- Distance
- 54.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 469 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- on road
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- NCN · route 1
- Start
37.7649, -77.4795- City hub
- Fredericksburg, VA
- OSM
- relation 162525
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.