VA · mostly separated · paved

Blue Trail

3.8 mi Out-and-back 184 ft gain

3.8-mile paved route with 184 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “BT”, operated by Leesburg Parks & Recreation Department, mostly separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:38 AM ET

Today's verdict

Great day to get the road bike out.

50°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

77 /100

great

78 Bike commuting

77 Road

79 E-bike

67 Bike-share

Best for e-bike riding 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

50°F

Clear
Wind

21 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 18

O3 · Good
Humidity

76%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

6:44 AM
Sunset

5:03 PM

807 min remaining

Best time today

9 AM looks best — 49°F · 13 mph NW wind · mostly sunny. 10 AM is a close second (78/100).

4 AM

47°

Mostly Cloudy

12 mph NW

5 AM

46°

Partly Cloudy

9 mph NW

6 AM

44°

Sunny

9 mph NW

7 AM

43°

Sunny

8 mph NW

8 AM

45°

Sunny

10 mph NW

9 AM Best

49°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph NW

10 AM

52°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph NW

11 AM

54°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph NW

12 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph NW

1 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

16 mph NW

2 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

18 mph NW

3 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

18 mph NW

4 PM

56°

Mostly Sunny

18 mph NW

Wind on this route

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

Currently 21 mph from the N (350°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 126° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 168° · tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 127° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 179° · tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 170° · tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 186° · tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 158° · tailwind 0.3 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 129° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi

Elevation profile

219 ft gain 252 ft loss Max 417' Min 259' 3.4 mi sampled

Score breakdown

50°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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

-6

Tailwind on this route 21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 18 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 3.8 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 184 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN · route BT
Operator: Leesburg Parks & Recreation Department
Start: 39.1264, -77.5383
OSM: relation 10688735

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