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 Aug 9, 4:57 AM ET

Today's verdict

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

93°F air — above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°f). heat acclimation required.

48 /100

48 Road

61 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

93°F

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Wind

3 mph

W
Rain

7%

Next 24h: 0.00"

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:27 AM
Sunset

8:18 PM

922 min remaining

Best time today

5 AM looks best — 69°F · 0 mph wind · partly cloudy. 6 AM is a close second (74/100).

5 AM Best

69°

Partly Cloudy

0 mph

6 AM

68°

Patchy Fog

0 mph

7 AM

68°

Patchy Fog

0 mph

8 AM

70°

Partly Sunny

0 mph

9 AM

75°

Mostly Sunny

0 mph

10 AM

81°

Mostly Sunny

0 mph

11 AM

85°

Mostly Sunny

1 mph NW

12 PM

88°

Mostly Sunny

1 mph NW

1 PM

90°

Partly Sunny

2 mph NW

2 PM

91°

Partly Sunny

2 mph W

3 PM

92°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph W

4 PM

92°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph SW

5 PM

91°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph W

6 PM

90°

Partly Cloudy

2 mph W

7 PM

88°

Mostly Clear

2 mph W

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 3 mph from the W (270°). 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

−

93°F air Above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°F). Heat acclimation required.

-16

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

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.