Arlington, VA · mostly separated · mixed

Fairfax Cross County Trail

23.9 mi Out-and-back 230 ft gain

23.9-mile mixed route with 230 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, mostly 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

— mph

E
Rain

34%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

74%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

5:53 AM
Sunset

8:34 PM

567 min remaining

Best time today

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

12 PM

80°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph E

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1 PM

82°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph E

—

2 PM

83°

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

82°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph E

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6 PM

80°

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 328° · quartering headwind 1.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 13° · headwind 1.9 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 312° · quartering headwind 1.7 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 301° · quartering headwind 1.7 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 292° · quartering headwind 2.0 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 278° · crosswind 1.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 32° · quartering headwind 1.7 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 345° · headwind 1.6 mi

Elevation profile

446 ft gain 455 ft loss Max 420' Min 200' 17 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.

-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: 23.9 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 230 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN
Start: 38.7940, -77.2152
City hub: Arlington, VA
OSM: relation 1613206

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