Roanoke, VA · mixed · mixed
RockStar Gravel
213.5-mile mixed route with 8009 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network.
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Today's verdict
Thunderstorms in the forecast — lightning and cyclists are a bad combination.
- 165 min of daylight — you need at least 857 min. lights required for this ride.
- 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.
- Exposed + wet + windy — mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
- 87°F air — above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°f). heat acclimation required.
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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 temp87°FThunderstorms and Fog/Mist
- Wind50 mphNE
- Rain55%Next 24h: 0.45"
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
50 mph headwind outbound — expect a 50 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 50 mph from the E (80°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 145° · quartering headwind 1.8 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 307° · quartering tailwind 4.0 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 319° · quartering tailwind 5.2 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 43° · quartering headwind 3.9 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 253° · tailwind 2.7 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 285° · tailwind 4.2 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 337° · crosswind 2.0 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 44° · quartering headwind 4.4 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
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87°F air Above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°F). Heat acclimation required.
-4 −
Exposed + wet + windy mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
-12 −
50 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
-36 −
Quartering headwind 50 mph headwind outbound — expect a 50 mph headwind on the return.
-4 −
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 −
165 min of daylight You need at least 857 min. Lights required for this ride.
-87 About this route
- Distance
- 213.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 8009 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mixed
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- RCN
- Start
37.2670, -79.9391- City hub
- Roanoke, VA
- OSM
- relation 17603670
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.