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 Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
63°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
Exposed + wet pavement — mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.

33 /100

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33 Road

38 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

63°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

12 mph

SW
Rain

2%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

7:06 AM
Sunset

7:46 PM

760 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 62°F · 0 mph wind · patchy fog. 9 AM is a close second (32/100).

8 AM Best

62°

Patchy Fog

0 mph

9 AM

65°

Mostly Sunny

0 mph

10 AM

71°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

5 mph SW

11 AM

77°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

5 mph SW

12 PM

79°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

5 mph SW

1 PM

81°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

5 mph SW

2 PM

83°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

5 mph SW

3 PM

83°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

5 mph SW

4 PM

84°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

5 mph SW

5 PM

85°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

5 mph SW

6 PM

84°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

5 mph SW

7 PM

81°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

5 mph SW

Wind on this route

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

Currently 12 mph from the SSW (200°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

63°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

Exposed + wet pavement mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. Take the lane.

-6

−

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

-2

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

−

Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

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.