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 Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

37 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
61°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

35 /100

35 Road

49 E-bike

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

61°F

Patchy Fog then Sunny
Wind

37 mph

SW
Rain

2%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

91%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:54 AM
Sunset

7:35 PM

749 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 61°F · 0 mph wind · patchy fog. 9 AM is a close second (74/100).

8 AM Best

61°

Patchy Fog

0 mph

9 AM

66°

Patchy Fog

0 mph

10 AM

73°

Sunny

1 mph S

11 AM

78°

Sunny

2 mph S

12 PM

81°

Sunny

3 mph S

1 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW

2 PM

87°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW

3 PM

87°

Sunny

5 mph SW

4 PM

88°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph SW

5 PM

87°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph SW

6 PM

86°

Partly Cloudy

6 mph SW

7 PM

83°

Partly Cloudy

6 mph S

Wind on this route

37 mph crosswind — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 37 mph from the WSW (240°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

61°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

37 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.

-36

−

Strong crosswind 37 mph crosswind — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

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.