VA · mostly separated · mixed

Jackson River Scenic Trail

14.4 mi Out-and-back 299 ft gain

14.4-mile mixed route with 299 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, mostly separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Aug 11, 1:24 AM ET

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.

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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 temp

85°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind

8 mph

W
Rain

43%

Next 24h: 0.19"

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:31 AM
Sunset

8:18 PM

1136 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 71°F · 5 mph SW wind · partly sunny.

2 AM

72°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph W

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3 AM

71°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph W

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4 AM

71°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

5 mph W

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5 AM

70°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph W

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6 AM

70°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph W

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7 AM

70°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph SW

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8 AM Best

71°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

9 AM

73°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

6 mph W

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10 AM

77°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

7 mph W

11 AM

80°

Chance Rain Showers

7 mph W

12 PM

83°

Chance Rain Showers

8 mph W

1 PM

83°

Chance Rain Showers

8 mph W

2 PM

85°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

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3 PM

84°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

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4 PM

84°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

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5 PM

84°

Sunny

7 mph W

6 PM

82°

Partly Cloudy

7 mph NW

7 PM

80°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

6 mph W

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Wind on this route

Light crosswind (8 mph).

Currently 8 mph from the W (270°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 217° · quartering headwind 1.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 221° · quartering headwind 1.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 195° · crosswind 1.1 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 207° · quartering headwind 1.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 165° · crosswind 1.1 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 166° · crosswind 1.0 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 264° · headwind 0.8 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 157° · quartering tailwind 1.3 mi

Elevation profile

384 ft gain 574 ft loss Max 1506' Min 1289' 11.4 mi sampled

Score breakdown

85°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

-45

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

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About this route

Distance: 14.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 299 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN
Start: 37.9526, -79.9367
OSM: relation 17603514

Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.