VA · separated · mixed

New River Trail

43 mi Out-and-back 1083 ft gain

43-mile mixed route with 1083 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “NRT”, 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.
71°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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Best for road cycling 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

71°F

Rain
Wind

— mph

E
Rain

65%

Next 24h: 0.50"
Humidity

88%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:12 AM
Sunset

8:44 PM

576 min remaining

Best time today

1 PM looks best — 73°F · 1 mph E wind · patchy fog.

12 PM

73°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

1 mph E

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1 PM Best

73°

Patchy Fog

1 mph E

19

2 PM

73°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

1 mph E

—

3 PM

74°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

2 mph E

—

4 PM

73°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

2 mph E

—

5 PM

72°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

2 mph E

—

6 PM

72°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

2 mph E

—

7 PM

72°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

3 mph E

—

8 PM

71°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

3 mph E

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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 tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 147° · quartering tailwind 2.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 213° · quartering tailwind 2.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 145° · quartering tailwind 2.0 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 184° · tailwind 1.6 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 254° · crosswind 2.3 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 236° · quartering tailwind 2.0 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 254° · crosswind 1.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 241° · quartering tailwind 1.5 mi

Elevation profile

4475 ft gain 4193 ft loss Max 2684' Min 1847' 32.6 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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71°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

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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: 43 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 1083 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route NRT
Start: 37.0454, -80.7492
OSM: relation 144609

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