Fredericksburg, VA · separated · mixed
Virginia Central Railway Trail
2.2-mile mixed route with 230 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, separated from motor traffic.
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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.
- 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
- 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°FClear
- Wind21 mphSW
- Rain87%Next 24h: 0.42"
- Humidity54%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetmixed surface
- Sunrise6:08 AM
- Sunset8:23 PM394 min remaining
Best time today
Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.
Wind on this route
21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 21 mph from the SSW (210°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 276° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 237° · headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 237° · headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 257° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 234° · headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 225° · headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 252° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 230° · headwind 0.2 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 −
21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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Quartering headwind 21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 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 About this route
- Distance
- 2.2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 230 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- LCN
- Start
38.2899, -77.4744- City hub
- Fredericksburg, VA
- OSM
- relation 9735871
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.