Roanoke, VA · mostly separated · paved
Mill Mountain Greenway
1.2-mile paved route with 394 ft of elevation gain, 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.
- 50 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.
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0 Bike commuting
0 Road
0 E-bike
0 Bike-share
Best for bike commuting 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 temp85°FThunderstorms and Fog/Mist
- Wind50 mphNE
- Rain55%Next 24h: 0.45"
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetpaved 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
50 mph crosswind — expect a 50 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 50 mph from the E (80°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 21° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 61° · headwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 71° · headwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 275° · tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 263° · tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 219° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 256° · tailwind 0.0 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 31° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
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85°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3 −
50 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
-36 −
Strong crosswind 50 mph crosswind — expect a 50 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
- 1.2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 394 ft
- Surface
- paved
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mostly separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
- Start
37.2495, -79.9365- City hub
- Roanoke, VA
- OSM
- relation 14724024
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.