VA · mixed · paved
Dismal Swamp Trail
8.2-mile paved route with 105 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network.
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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.
- 72°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
- Exposed + wet pavement — mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.
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0 Bike-share
Best for bike commuting 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 temp72°FClear
- Wind— mphW
- Rain21%Next 24h: 0.04"
- Humidity94%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetpaved surface
- Sunrise6:19 AM
- Sunset8:02 PM1280 min remaining
Wind on this route
Calm — wind is a non-factor today.
Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 192° · tailwind 0.7 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 192° · tailwind 0.7 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 192° · tailwind 0.7 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 192° · tailwind 0.7 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 192° · tailwind 0.7 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 192° · tailwind 0.7 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 192° · tailwind 0.7 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 190° · tailwind 0.7 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
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72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10 −
Exposed + wet pavement mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. Take the lane.
-6 −
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 About this route
- Distance
- 8.2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 105 ft
- Surface
- paved
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mixed
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
- Cycle network
- LCN
- Start
36.6874, -76.3597- OSM
- relation 9723846
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.