WV · mostly separated · gravel
Potts Valley Rail Trail
4.4-mile gravel route with 10 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “PVRT”, mostly separated from motor traffic.
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Today's verdict
Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.
- 25 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
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 temp47°FCloudy
- Wind25 mphNW
- Rain0%Next 24h: 0.00"
- Air qualityAQI 22O3 · Good
- Humidity73%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementdrygravel surface
- Sunrise6:52 AM
- Sunset5:18 PM822 min remaining
Best time today
4 AM looks best — 39°F · 13 mph NW wind · mostly clear. 5 AM is a close second (62/100).
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Wind on this route
25 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 25 mph from the WNW (300°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 70° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 68° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 73° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 94° · tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 72° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 86° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 65° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 73° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
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About this route
- Distance
- 4.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 10 ft
- Surface
- gravel
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mostly separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- LCN · route PVRT
- Start
37.4476, -80.4925- OSM
- relation 1770429
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.