VA · mostly separated · mixed
Jackson River Scenic Trail
14.4-mile mixed route with 299 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, mostly 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.
- 58 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.
- 66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
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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 temp66°FHeavy Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain
- Wind58 mphNW
- Rain61%Next 24h: 0.15"
- Humidity95%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetmixed surface
- Sunrise6:58 AM
- Sunset7:34 PM165 min remaining
Best time today
Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.
Wind on this route
58 mph crosswind — expect a 58 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 58 mph from the W (280°). 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° · crosswind 1.2 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 165° · quartering tailwind 1.1 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 166° · quartering tailwind 1.0 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 264° · headwind 0.8 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 157° · quartering tailwind 1.3 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
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66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10 −
58 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
-36 −
Strong crosswind 58 mph crosswind — expect a 58 mph headwind on the return.
-3 −
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
- 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.