VA · on road · mixed

Tobacco Heritage Trail

35.6 mi Out-and-back 335 ft gain

35.6-mile mixed route with 335 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, routed on public roads.

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.
Exposed + wet pavement — on road traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.

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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

73°F

Clear
Wind

— mph

W
Rain

20%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

86%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:22 AM
Sunset

8:09 PM

913 min remaining

Best time today

5 AM looks best — 75°F · 3 mph SW wind · mostly clear. 6 AM is a close second (19/100).

5 AM Best

75°

Mostly Clear

3 mph SW

19

6 AM

76°

Sunny

3 mph SW

19

7 AM

76°

Sunny

5 mph SW

19

8 AM

77°

Sunny

5 mph SW

19

9 AM

80°

Sunny

5 mph W

19

10 AM

84°

Sunny

5 mph W

14

11 AM

87°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph W

13

12 PM

89°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph W

9

1 PM

92°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph W

3

2 PM

93°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph W

—

3 PM

93°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph SW

—

4 PM

93°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph SW

—

5 PM

93°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph SW

—

6 PM

90°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph SW

—

7 PM

87°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

3 mph SW

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Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 263° · crosswind 2.1 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 279° · crosswind 2.1 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 275° · crosswind 2.1 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 266° · crosswind 2.0 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 297° · quartering headwind 2.1 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 305° · quartering headwind 2.1 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 285° · crosswind 2.1 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 309° · quartering headwind 2.1 mi

Elevation profile

779 ft gain 467 ft loss Max 568' Min 249' 35 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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73°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

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Exposed + wet pavement on road traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. Take the lane.

-6

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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: 35.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 335 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: on road
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN
Start: 36.8304, -77.6571
OSM: relation 2261587 , relation 2261588

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