VA · separated · gravel

Chessie Nature Trail

6.6 mi Out-and-back 236 ft gain

The Chessie Nature Trail is a rail trail linking Buena Vista, Virginia with Lexington, Virginia along the Maury River. The six-mile (9.7 km) trail follows the roadbed of a former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) branch line which extended from Glasgow, Virginia, to Lexington, primarily following the Maury River.

Live · updated Sep 11, 4:50 PM 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.
58 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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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

66°F

Heavy Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain
Wind

58 mph

NE
Rain

61%

Next 24h: 0.19"
Humidity

95%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:56 AM
Sunset

7:32 PM

163 min remaining

Best time today

Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.

Wind on this route

58 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 58 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 58 mph from the W (280°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 160° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 188° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 106° · tailwind 0.6 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 113° · tailwind 0.6 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 145° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 92° · tailwind 0.6 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 195° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 228° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi

Elevation profile

471 ft gain 511 ft loss Max 1033' Min 860' 5.1 mi sampled

Score breakdown

66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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58 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.

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Quartering tailwind 58 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 58 mph headwind on the return.

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

-45

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

-32

About this route

Distance: 6.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 236 ft
Surface: gravel
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 37.7910, -79.4198
OSM: relation 9735556

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.