VA · mostly separated · gravel

Beaver Creek Dam Trail

0.5 mi Out-and-back 118 ft gain

0.5-mile gravel route with 118 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, operated by Town of Damascus, mostly separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Jul 12, 11:09 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.
NWS alert active — check the alert before rolling out.
70°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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Best for road cycling today

NWSFlood Watch

Flood Watch issued July 12 at 12:13AM EDT until July 13 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

In effect through Jul 13, 6:00 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

70°F

Cloudy
Wind

12 mph

SE
Rain

74%

Next 24h: 0.21"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:18 AM
Sunset

8:47 PM

579 min remaining

Best time today

Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.

Wind on this route

12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the WNW (290°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 138° · tailwind 0.0 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 169° · quartering tailwind 0.0 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 156° · quartering tailwind 0.0 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 157° · quartering tailwind 0.0 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 156° · quartering tailwind 0.0 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 177° · quartering tailwind 0.0 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 186° · crosswind 0.0 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 186° · crosswind 0.0 mi

Elevation profile

118 ft gain 82 ft loss Max 2028' Min 1936' 0.5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

70°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

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

-2

Quartering tailwind 12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

−

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: 0.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 118 ft
Surface: gravel
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN
Operator: Town of Damascus
Start: 36.6315, -81.7911
OSM: relation 14111424

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