New River Trail

43 mi Out-and-back 1083 ft gain

43-mile mixed route with 1083 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “NRT”, separated from motor traffic.

Great day to get the road bike out.

  • 68°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
71 /100
great
71 Road
73 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    68°F
    Mostly Cloudy
  • Wind
    17 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    8%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    81%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:02 AM
  • Sunset
    8:43 PM
    755 min remaining

9 AM looks best — 71°F · 2 mph NW wind · sunny.

9 AM Best
71°

Sunny

2 mph NW
74
10 AM
75°

Sunny

1 mph NW
61
11 AM
77°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph NW
61
12 PM
80°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph NW
61
1 PM
82°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph NW
56
2 PM
84°

Sunny

2 mph W
56
3 PM
85°

Sunny

2 mph W
56
4 PM
86°

Sunny

3 mph W
57
5 PM
86°

Sunny

3 mph W
57
6 PM
85°

Mostly Clear

3 mph W
56
7 PM
83°

Mostly Clear

2 mph NW
56
8 PM
80°

Partly Cloudy

2 mph NW
61

17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the NNW (340°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 147° · tailwind 2.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 213° · quartering tailwind 2.4 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 145° · tailwind 2.0 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 184° · tailwind 1.6 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 254° · crosswind 2.3 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 236° · crosswind 2.0 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 254° · crosswind 1.5 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 241° · crosswind 1.5 mi
1800'2050'2300'2550' 0 mi5 mi10 mi15 mi20 mi25 mi30 mi33 mi
4475 ft gain 4193 ft loss Max 2684' Min 1847' 32.6 mi sampled
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68°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
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Quartering tailwind 17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.
+3
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
43 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
1083 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
RCN · route NRT
Start
37.0454, -80.7492
OSM
relation 144609

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

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