VA · on road · mixed

76 (Virginia)

85.8 mi Out-and-back 3035 ft gain

85.8-mile mixed route with 3035 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the U.S. Bicycle Route System, route reference “76”, routed on public roads.

Live · updated Jun 13, 8:09 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

65°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

60 /100

good

60 Road

62 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

65°F

Fog/Mist
Wind

21 mph

NW
Rain

11%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

92%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:04 AM
Sunset

8:44 PM

757 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 70°F · 1 mph NW wind · mostly sunny.

9 AM Best

70°

Mostly Sunny

1 mph NW

10 AM

73°

Sunny

1 mph NW

11 AM

76°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph NW

12 PM

78°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph W

1 PM

80°

Sunny

3 mph W

2 PM

82°

Sunny

3 mph W

3 PM

83°

Sunny

3 mph W

4 PM

84°

Sunny

5 mph W

5 PM

84°

Sunny

5 mph W

6 PM

82°

Mostly Clear

3 mph W

7 PM

81°

Mostly Clear

2 mph W

8 PM

78°

Mostly Clear

0 mph

Wind on this route

21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the WSW (240°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 253° · headwind 3.7 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 245° · headwind 3.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 185° · quartering headwind 3.5 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 220° · headwind 3.4 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 245° · headwind 3.0 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 235° · headwind 3.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 212° · headwind 3.3 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 180° · quartering headwind 1.8 mi

Elevation profile

7076 ft gain 7158 ft loss Max 3871' Min 1568' 68.2 mi sampled

Score breakdown

65°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

Exposed + strong wind on road traffic in 20+ mph wind — gusts near passing vehicles are the hazard.

-4

−

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

-6

−

Quartering headwind 21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 85.8 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 3035 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: on road
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: NCN · route 76
Start: 36.9376, -81.1559
OSM: relation 90555

Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.