VA · mixed · mixed

The Heart of Appalachia Bike Route

41.2 mi Out-and-back 1155 ft gain

41.2-mile mixed route with 1155 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:38 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

64 /100

good

64 Road

57 E-bike

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

41°F

Cloudy
Wind

— mph

N
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 10

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:59 AM
Sunset

5:26 PM

830 min remaining

Best time today

11 AM looks best — 50°F · 5 mph NW wind · sunny. 12 PM is a close second (77/100).

4 AM

42°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph N

5 AM

39°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph N

6 AM

38°

Sunny

0 mph

7 AM

37°

Mostly Sunny

0 mph

8 AM

36°

Sunny

0 mph

9 AM

40°

Sunny

5 mph N

10 AM

45°

Sunny

5 mph N

11 AM Best

50°

Sunny

5 mph NW

12 PM

53°

Sunny

5 mph NW

1 PM

55°

Sunny

5 mph NW

2 PM

55°

Sunny

5 mph NW

3 PM

56°

Sunny

5 mph NW

4 PM

54°

Sunny

5 mph N

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 crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 120° · quartering tailwind 1.7 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 86° · crosswind 2.0 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 68° · quartering headwind 1.9 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 66° · quartering headwind 2.1 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 112° · quartering tailwind 2.1 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 62° · quartering headwind 1.6 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 76° · crosswind 1.9 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 52° · quartering headwind 1.9 mi

Elevation profile

2809 ft gain 2317 ft loss Max 2431' Min 1552' 31.4 mi sampled

Score breakdown

41°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 10 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 41.2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 1155 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN
Start: 36.9003, -82.3060
OSM: relation 1783529

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