VA · mixed · mixed
The Heart of Appalachia Bike Route
41.2-mile mixed route with 1155 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.
- 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.
- Exposed + wet + windy — mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
- 21 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 temp79°FMostly Cloudy
- Wind21 mphW
- Rain53%Next 24h: 0.53"
- Humidity84%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetmixed surface
- Sunrise6:42 AM
- Sunset8:26 PM400 min remaining
Best time today
Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.
Wind on this route
21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 21 mph from the SW (220°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 120° · crosswind 1.7 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 86° · quartering tailwind 2.0 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 68° · tailwind 1.9 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 66° · tailwind 2.1 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 112° · crosswind 2.1 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 62° · tailwind 1.6 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 76° · quartering tailwind 1.9 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 52° · tailwind 1.9 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
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79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
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Exposed + wet + windy mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
-12 −
21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6 +
Quartering tailwind 21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
+3 −
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
- 41.2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 1155 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mixed
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- RCN
- Start
36.9003, -82.3060- OSM
- relation 1783529
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.