VA · separated · mixed

Blue Ridge Railway Trail

6.8 mi Out-and-back 233 ft gain

The Blue Ridge Railway Trail is a rail trail in Virginia.

Live · updated Jun 13, 10:21 AM ET

Today's verdict

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

25 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.

39 /100

39 Road

59 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

79°F

Clear
Wind

25 mph

S
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

54%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

5:53 AM
Sunset

8:38 PM

618 min remaining

Best time today

11 AM looks best — 86°F · 1 mph NE wind · sunny. 8 PM is a close second (61/100).

11 AM Best

86°

Sunny

1 mph NE

12 PM

87°

Sunny

3 mph SE

1 PM

88°

Sunny

3 mph S

2 PM

89°

Sunny

5 mph S

3 PM

90°

Sunny

3 mph SW

4 PM

91°

Sunny

3 mph SW

5 PM

91°

Sunny

5 mph SW

6 PM

89°

Mostly Clear

3 mph SW

7 PM

89°

Mostly Clear

2 mph S

8 PM

85°

Mostly Clear

1 mph SE

Wind on this route

25 mph headwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 25 mph from the N (360°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 308° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 343° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 322° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 348° · headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 288° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 337° · headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 350° · headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 304° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi

Elevation profile

396 ft gain 314 ft loss Max 659' Min 538' 6.1 mi sampled

Score breakdown

79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

25 mph wind Strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.

-18

−

Quartering headwind 25 mph headwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 6.8 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 233 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 37.6512, -78.9515
OSM: relation 9735825

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.