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.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

64 /100
good
64 Road
76 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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.

  • Air temp
    46°F
    Cloudy
  • Wind
    4 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Air quality
    AQI 10
    PM2.5 · Good
  • Humidity
    76%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:56 AM
  • Sunset
    5:25 PM
    828 min remaining

11 AM looks best — 49°F · 10 mph NW wind · sunny. 12 PM is a close second (78/100).

4 AM
43°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph NW
64
5 AM
41°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph NW
64
6 AM
40°

Sunny

5 mph NW
64
7 AM
38°

Areas Of Fog

5 mph NW
64
8 AM
39°

Sunny

5 mph NW
64
9 AM
43°

Sunny

5 mph NW
64
10 AM
46°

Sunny

5 mph NW
64
11 AM Best
49°

Sunny

10 mph NW
78
12 PM
52°

Sunny

10 mph NW
78
1 PM
54°

Sunny

10 mph NW
78
2 PM
55°

Sunny

10 mph NW
78
3 PM
55°

Sunny

10 mph NW
78
4 PM
56°

Sunny

10 mph NW
78

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 4 mph from the N (350°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 115° · quartering tailwind 1.6 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 48° · quartering headwind 1.0 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 72° · crosswind 1.0 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 136° · quartering tailwind 1.3 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 48° · quartering headwind 1.0 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 51° · quartering headwind 1.5 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 138° · quartering tailwind 0.9 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 153° · tailwind 1.3 mi
1900'2350'2800'3250'3700' 0 mi2 mi4 mi6 mi8 mi10 mi12 mi13 mi
2723 ft gain 1152 ft loss Max 3661' Min 1923' 13 mi sampled
·
46°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
+
AQI 10 Clean air
+3
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.

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