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 Oct 27, 7:57 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

58 /100

good

58 Road

51 E-bike

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

43°F

Fog
Wind

— mph
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 69

PM2.5 · Moderate
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

gravel surface
Sunrise

7:52 AM
Sunset

6:43 PM

647 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 48°F · 0 mph wind · sunny. 10 AM is a close second (71/100).

8 AM

47°

Sunny

0 mph

9 AM Best

48°

Sunny

0 mph

10 AM

55°

Sunny

0 mph

11 AM

60°

Sunny

0 mph

12 PM

64°

Sunny

0 mph

1 PM

68°

Sunny

0 mph

2 PM

70°

Sunny

0 mph

3 PM

72°

Sunny

0 mph

4 PM

72°

Sunny

0 mph

5 PM

73°

Sunny

0 mph

6 PM

70°

Clear

0 mph

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

43°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 69 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.

-3

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.