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.
Live · updated
Today's verdict
Workable day to get the road bike out.
58 /100
good
57 Bike commuting
58 Road
51 E-bike
53 Bike-share
Best for road cycling 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 temp36°FClear
- Wind— mphN
- Rain0%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Air qualityAQI 55PM2.5 · Moderate
- Humidity95%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrypaved surface
- Sunrise7:23 AM
- Sunset6:14 PM618 min remaining
Best time today
9 AM looks best — 49°F · 3 mph N wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (71/100).
41°
Sunny
2 mph NW
58
49°
Sunny
3 mph N
71
56°
Sunny
5 mph N
71
64°
Sunny
6 mph NE
71
66°
Sunny
7 mph NE
71
69°
Sunny
8 mph NE
71
71°
Sunny
8 mph NE
71
70°
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8 mph NE
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69°
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8 mph NE
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68°
Sunny
8 mph NE
71
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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36°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3 +
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4 ·
AQI 55 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.
-3 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.