VA · separated · mixed

Virginia Creeper Trail

18.7 mi Out-and-back 1621 ft gain

The Virginia Creeper Trail is a 35-mile (56 km) multi-purpose rail trail. Located in southwestern Virginia, the trail runs from Abingdon to Whitetop, Virginia, near Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and the North Carolina state line.

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.
NWS alert active — check the alert before rolling out.
70°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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Best for road cycling today

NWSFlood Watch

Flood Watch issued July 12 at 12:13AM EDT until July 13 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

In effect through Jul 13, 6:00 AM

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

70°F

Cloudy
Wind

12 mph

SE
Rain

74%

Next 24h: 0.21"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:18 AM
Sunset

8:47 PM

579 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 WNW (290°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 115° · tailwind 1.6 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 48° · quartering tailwind 1.0 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 72° · quartering tailwind 1.0 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 136° · tailwind 1.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 48° · quartering tailwind 1.0 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 51° · quartering tailwind 1.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 138° · tailwind 0.9 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 153° · quartering tailwind 1.3 mi

Elevation profile

2723 ft gain 1152 ft loss Max 3661' Min 1923' 13 mi sampled

Score breakdown

70°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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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.

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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

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NWS alert active Check the alert before rolling out.

-20

About this route

Distance: 18.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 1621 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN
Start: 36.6356, -81.7922
OSM: relation 1715009

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.