Alexandria, VA · separated · mixed

Fairfax County Parkway Trail

27.8 mi Out-and-back 308 ft gain

27.8-mile mixed route with 308 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “FCP”, 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.

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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

79°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

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E
Rain

37%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

74%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

5:53 AM
Sunset

8:34 PM

566 min remaining

Best time today

8 PM looks best — 77°F · 6 mph E wind · mostly cloudy.

12 PM

81°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph E

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1 PM

82°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph E

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2 PM

82°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph E

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3 PM

83°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph E

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4 PM

83°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph E

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5 PM

83°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph E

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6 PM

81°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph E

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7 PM

79°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph E

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8 PM Best

77°

Mostly Cloudy

6 mph E

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 249° · quartering tailwind 2.1 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 313° · quartering headwind 2.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 300° · quartering headwind 2.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 328° · quartering headwind 1.7 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 323° · quartering headwind 1.9 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 354° · headwind 2.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 325° · quartering headwind 1.9 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 346° · headwind 2.2 mi

Elevation profile

666 ft gain 637 ft loss Max 459' Min 233' 23.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

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About this route

Distance: 27.8 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 308 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN · route FCP
Start: 38.7586, -77.2224
City hub: Alexandria, VA
OSM: relation 1100278

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