WV · mostly separated · gravel

Potts Valley Rail Trail

4.4 mi Out-and-back 10 ft gain

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.

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.
72°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

72°F

Cloudy
Wind

12 mph

SE
Rain

63%

Next 24h: 0.44"
Humidity

84%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:10 AM
Sunset

8:44 PM

576 min remaining

Best time today

1 PM looks best — 67°F · 3 mph SE wind · patchy fog.

12 PM

67°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

3 mph SE

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1 PM Best

67°

Patchy Fog

3 mph SE

32

2 PM

67°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

3 mph E

—

3 PM

67°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

3 mph E

—

4 PM

67°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

3 mph E

—

5 PM

66°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

3 mph E

—

6 PM

66°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

3 mph E

—

7 PM

65°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

5 mph E

—

8 PM

64°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

5 mph E

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Wind on this route

12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the SE (130°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 70° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 68° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 73° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 94° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 72° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 86° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 65° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 73° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi

Elevation profile

374 ft gain 981 ft loss Max 2890' Min 2267' 3.9 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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

-2

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Quartering headwind 12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

-4

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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: 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.