VA · mostly separated · mixed

Riverwalk Trail

7 mi Out-and-back 164 ft gain

7-mile mixed route with 164 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, mostly separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Aug 9, 4:57 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.
70°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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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

70°F

Clear
Wind

12 mph

W
Rain

16%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:30 AM
Sunset

8:15 PM

920 min remaining

Best time today

7 AM looks best — 72°F · 2 mph SW wind · sunny.

5 AM

73°

Mostly Clear

2 mph SW

6 AM

73°

Sunny

2 mph SW

7 AM Best

72°

Sunny

2 mph SW

8 AM

74°

Sunny

2 mph W

9 AM

78°

Sunny

1 mph W

10 AM

83°

Sunny

2 mph W

11 AM

86°

Sunny

2 mph NW

12 PM

90°

Sunny

2 mph NW

1 PM

91°

Sunny

2 mph NW

2 PM

92°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph W

3 PM

94°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

2 mph SW

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4 PM

93°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph SW

5 PM

93°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph SW

6 PM

92°

Partly Cloudy

3 mph SW

7 PM

89°

Partly Cloudy

2 mph SW

Wind on this route

12 mph crosswind — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the SW (220°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 286° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 329° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 335° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 341° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 315° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 304° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 269° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 236° · headwind 0.6 mi

Elevation profile

240 ft gain 83 ft loss Max 531' Min 377' 6 mi sampled

Score breakdown

70°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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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.

-32

About this route

Distance: 7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 164 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 36.5591, -79.3568
OSM: relation 9735538 , relation 15705784

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