VA · mixed · paved

Dismal Swamp Trail

8.2 mi Out-and-back 105 ft gain

8.2-mile paved route with 105 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:38 AM ET

Today's verdict

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

Pavement: wet — heavy recent rain — standing water in low spots, road spray still significant.
53°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
Exposed + wet pavement — mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.

39 /100

43 Bike commuting

39 Road

44 E-bike

31 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

53°F

Fog/Mist
Wind

12 mph

NW
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 44

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

97%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:35 AM
Sunset

5:03 PM

807 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 55°F · 10 mph N wind · mostly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (45/100).

4 AM

55°

Partly Cloudy

7 mph NW

5 AM

54°

Partly Cloudy

8 mph N

6 AM

53°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph N

7 AM

53°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph N

8 AM Best

55°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph N

9 AM

57°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph N

10 AM

59°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph N

11 AM

61°

Sunny

10 mph NW

12 PM

62°

Sunny

9 mph NW

1 PM

63°

Sunny

8 mph NW

2 PM

63°

Sunny

8 mph NW

3 PM

63°

Sunny

8 mph NW

4 PM

62°

Sunny

7 mph NW

Wind on this route

12 mph crosswind — expect a 12 mph quartering headwind on the return.

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

Leg 1 Bearing 192° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 192° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 192° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 192° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 192° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 192° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 192° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 190° · crosswind 0.7 mi

Elevation profile

95 ft gain 98 ft loss Max 52' Min 10' 8.1 mi sampled

Score breakdown

53°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

Exposed + wet pavement mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. Take the lane.

-6

−

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

-2

−

Pavement: wet Heavy recent rain — standing water in low spots, road spray still significant.

-26

AQI 44 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 8.2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 105 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN
Start: 36.6874, -76.3597
OSM: relation 9723846

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