VA · mostly separated · gravel

Wilderness Road Trail

8.7 mi Out-and-back 174 ft gain

8.7-mile gravel route with 174 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, mostly separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Jul 28, 1:51 PM 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.
NWS alert active — check the alert before rolling out.
88°F air — above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°f). heat acclimation required.
21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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Best for road cycling today

NWSSevere Thunderstorm Watch

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 28 at 1:16PM EDT until July 28 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

In effect through Jul 29, 12:00 AM

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

88°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

21 mph

W
Rain

60%

Next 24h: 0.07"
Humidity

71%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:36 AM
Sunset

8:44 PM

414 min remaining

Best time today

8 PM looks best — 80°F · 5 mph NW wind · partly cloudy. 7 PM is a close second (0/100).

2 PM

83°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

10 mph W

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3 PM

83°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph W

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4 PM

84°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph W

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5 PM

86°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph W

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6 PM

83°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph W

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7 PM

83°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph NW

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8 PM Best

80°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph NW

Wind on this route

21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the SSW (200°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 272° · crosswind 0.8 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 272° · crosswind 0.8 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 252° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 244° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 247° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 236° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 255° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 240° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi

Elevation profile

244 ft gain 270 ft loss Max 1381' Min 1214' 8.2 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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88°F air Above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°F). Heat acclimation required.

-6

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21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

-6

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Quartering headwind 21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph quartering headwind on the return.

-4

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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

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NWS alert active Check the alert before rolling out.

-20

About this route

Distance: 8.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 174 ft
Surface: gravel
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 36.6330, -83.4897
OSM: relation 9722446

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