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.
- 33 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.
- Exposed + wet + windy — mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
- 87°F air — above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°f). heat acclimation required.
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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 temp87°FClear
- Wind33 mphNE
- Rain49%Next 24h: 0.09"
- Humidity58%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetpaved surface
- Sunrise6:44 AM
- Sunset7:19 PM150 min remaining
Best time today
Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.
Wind on this route
33 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 33 mph from the NNE (30°). 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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87°F air Above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°F). Heat acclimation required.
-4 −
Exposed + wet + windy mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
-12 −
33 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
-36 +
Tailwind on this route 33 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.
+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.