Harrisonburg, VA · mostly separated · mixed

Friendly City Trail

2.4 mi Out-and-back 108 ft gain

2.4-mile mixed route with 108 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, operated by Harrisonburg Department of Public Works, mostly separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:38 AM ET

Today's verdict

Great day to get the road bike out.

48°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

74 /100

great

74 Road

76 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

48°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

17 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 15

O3 · Good
Humidity

69%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:48 AM
Sunset

5:10 PM

813 min remaining

Best time today

12 PM looks best — 53°F · 10 mph NW wind · mostly sunny. 1 PM is a close second (78/100).

4 AM

40°

Partly Cloudy

3 mph N

5 AM

38°

Partly Cloudy

3 mph N

6 AM

37°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph NW

7 AM

36°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph N

8 AM

38°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph NW

9 AM

44°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph NW

10 AM

49°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph NW

11 AM

51°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph NW

12 PM Best

53°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph NW

1 PM

54°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

2 PM

55°

Sunny

14 mph NW

3 PM

55°

Sunny

14 mph NW

4 PM

53°

Sunny

13 mph NW

Wind on this route

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

Currently 17 mph from the WNW (300°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 42° · crosswind 0.1 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 130° · tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 201° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 94° · tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 54° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 38° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 40° · crosswind 0.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 30° · crosswind 0.2 mi

Elevation profile

162 ft gain 123 ft loss Max 1391' Min 1289' 1.9 mi sampled

Score breakdown

48°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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

-6

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

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 15 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 2.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 108 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN
Operator: Harrisonburg Department of Public Works
Start: 38.4435, -78.9080
City hub: Harrisonburg, VA
OSM: relation 13437196

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