Alexandria, VA · separated · mixed
Fairfax County Parkway Trail
27.8-mile mixed route with 308 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “FCP”, separated from motor traffic.
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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.
- 29 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
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 temp84°FMostly Clear
- Wind29 mphSW
- Rain87%Next 24h: 0.55"
- Humidity64%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetmixed surface
- Sunrise6:06 AM
- Sunset8:24 PM394 min remaining
Best time today
Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.
Wind on this route
29 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 29 mph from the S (190°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 249° · quartering headwind 2.1 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 313° · quartering tailwind 2.4 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 300° · crosswind 2.2 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 328° · quartering tailwind 1.7 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 323° · quartering tailwind 1.9 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 354° · tailwind 2.2 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 325° · quartering tailwind 1.9 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 346° · tailwind 2.2 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
About this route
- Distance
- 27.8 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 308 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- LCN · route FCP
- Start
38.7586, -77.2224- City hub
- Alexandria, VA
- OSM
- relation 1100278
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.