VA · mixed · mixed
TransVirginia Bike Route
278.9-mile mixed route with 9072 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “TVA”.
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Today's verdict
Thunderstorms in the forecast — lightning and cyclists are a bad combination.
- 574 min of daylight — you need at least 1106 min. lights required for this ride.
- 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.
- Exposed + wet pavement — mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.
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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 temp73°FCloudy
- Wind12 mphE
- Rain73%Next 24h: 0.14"
- Humidity99%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetmixed surface
- Sunrise6:03 AM
- Sunset8:42 PM574 min remaining
Best time today
Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.
Wind on this route
12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 12 mph from the N (360°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 226° · quartering tailwind 7.9 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 236° · quartering tailwind 7.7 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 214° · quartering tailwind 7.1 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 186° · tailwind 5.0 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 212° · quartering tailwind 6.1 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 210° · quartering tailwind 7.3 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 233° · quartering tailwind 7.7 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 191° · tailwind 6.0 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
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73°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
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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.
+3 −
Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
-45 −
Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
-32 −
574 min of daylight You need at least 1106 min. Lights required for this ride.
-67 About this route
- Distance
- 278.9 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 9072 ft
- Surface
- mixed
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- mixed
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike
- Cycle network
- RCN · route TVA
- Start
38.3235, -79.4126- OSM
- relation 12534162
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.