Charlottesville, VA · mostly separated · gravel
Reactor Trail
0.8-mile gravel loop with 85 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local 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.
- Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
- 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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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 temp75°FMostly Cloudy
- Wind17 mphNE
- Rain63%Next 24h: 0.24"
- Humidity78%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetgravel surface
- Sunrise6:52 AM
- Sunset7:29 PM160 min remaining
Best time today
Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.
Wind on this route
17 mph crosswind — keep the bars loose on exposed sections.
Currently 17 mph from the N (10°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 34° · headwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 61° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 35° · headwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 73° · quartering headwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 87° · crosswind 0.0 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 219° · tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 236° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 234° · quartering tailwind 0.1 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
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75°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3 −
17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6 −
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
- 0.8 mi loop
- Elevation gain
- 85 ft
- Surface
- gravel
- Shape
- Loop
- Traffic exposure
- mostly separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- LCN
- Start
38.0349, -78.5236- City hub
- Charlottesville, VA
- OSM
- relation 18131167
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.