VA · separated · gravel

Chessie Nature Trail

6.6 mi Out-and-back 236 ft gain

The Chessie Nature Trail is a rail trail linking Buena Vista, Virginia with Lexington, Virginia along the Maury River. The six-mile (9.7 km) trail follows the roadbed of a former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) branch line which extended from Glasgow, Virginia, to Lexington, primarily following the Maury River.

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.
64°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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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 temp

64°F

Fog
Wind

17 mph

NE
Rain

63%

Next 24h: 0.41"
Humidity

98%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:05 AM
Sunset

8:40 PM

573 min remaining

Best time today

12 PM looks best — 78°F · 2 mph NE wind · chance rain showers.

12 PM Best

78°

Chance Rain Showers

2 mph NE

25

1 PM

78°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

2 mph E

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2 PM

78°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

2 mph E

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3 PM

79°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

2 mph E

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4 PM

77°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

2 mph NE

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5 PM

77°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

2 mph NE

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6 PM

76°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

1 mph NE

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7 PM

74°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

1 mph E

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8 PM

72°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

1 mph NE

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Wind on this route

17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the E (80°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 160° · crosswind 0.3 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 188° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 106° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 113° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 145° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 92° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 195° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 228° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi

Elevation profile

471 ft gain 511 ft loss Max 1033' Min 860' 5.1 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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64°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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

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Quartering headwind 17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph 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

About this route

Distance: 6.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 236 ft
Surface: gravel
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 37.7910, -79.4198
OSM: relation 9735556

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.