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WV · mixed · mixed

50 (West Virginia)

6.5 mi Out-and-back 276 ft gain

U.S. Bicycle Route 50 (USBR 50) is a planned east–west cross country U.S. Bicycle Route that currently consists of two discontiguous sections: a western section between San Francisco and Border, Utah, and an eastern section between Terre Haute, Indiana, and Washington, D.C.

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.
  • 33 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
  • Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
  • Exposed + wet + windy — mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
  • 68°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
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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
    68°F
    Partly Cloudy
  • Wind
    33 mph
    SW
  • Rain
    16%
    Next 24h: 0.41"
  • Humidity
    88%

Surface & daylight

  • Pavement
    wet
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:57 AM
  • Sunset
    7:42 PM
    755 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 69°F · 8 mph S wind · slight chance rain showers. 9 AM is a close second (32/100).

8 AM Best
69°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

8 mph S
32
9 AM
72°

Partly Sunny

8 mph SW
32
10 AM
75°

Partly Sunny

9 mph SW
19
11 AM
78°

Partly Sunny

10 mph SW
13
12 PM
80°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph SW
13
1 PM
82°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph SW
8
2 PM
83°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph SW
8
3 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph SW
8
4 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph SW
8
5 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph SW
8
6 PM
83°

Partly Cloudy

12 mph SW
8
7 PM
81°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

12 mph SW
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Wind on this route

33 mph crosswind — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 33 mph from the S (190°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 259° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 276° · crosswind 0.6 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 293° · crosswind 0.6 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 313° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 317° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 335° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 7° · tailwind 0.2 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 335° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi

Elevation profile

650'750'850'950' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi6 mi
356 ft gain 520 ft loss Max 906' Min 669' 5.6 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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68°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
−
Exposed + wet + windy mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
-12
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33 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
-36
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Strong crosswind 33 mph crosswind — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.
-3
−
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

About this route

Distance
6.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
276 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
mixed
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
NCN · route 50
Start
40.3678, -80.5181
OSM
relation 3463786

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.

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