VA · separated · gravel

Salt Trail

5.7 mi Out-and-back 253 ft gain

5.7-mile gravel route with 253 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, 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.
66°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

66°F

Clear
Wind

8 mph

SW
Rain

20%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:39 AM
Sunset

8:26 PM

930 min remaining

Best time today

5 AM looks best — 66°F · 0 mph wind · patchy fog. 6 AM is a close second (38/100).

5 AM Best

66°

Patchy Fog

0 mph

6 AM

66°

Patchy Fog

0 mph

7 AM

66°

Patchy Fog

0 mph

8 AM

68°

Patchy Fog

0 mph

9 AM

70°

Mostly Sunny

0 mph

10 AM

74°

Partly Sunny

0 mph

11 AM

77°

Partly Sunny

0 mph

12 PM

79°

Mostly Sunny

0 mph

1 PM

82°

Partly Sunny

0 mph

2 PM

84°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph W

—

3 PM

84°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph W

—

4 PM

84°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph W

—

5 PM

85°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph W

—

6 PM

84°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph SW

7 PM

81°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph SW

Wind on this route

Light headwind (8 mph) — noticeable but not brutal.

Currently 8 mph from the NE (50°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 326° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 332° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 1° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 13° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 275° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 241° · tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 330° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 9° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi

Elevation profile

312 ft gain 594 ft loss Max 2264' Min 1831' 5.3 mi sampled

Score breakdown

66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

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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: 5.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 253 ft
Surface: gravel
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 36.7999, -81.7846
OSM: relation 18507240

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