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.

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

  • 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
54 /100
ok
54 Road
69 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding today

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  • Air temp
    79°F
    Mostly Cloudy
  • Wind
    21 mph
    E
  • Rain
    3%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    74%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:02 AM
  • Sunset
    8:52 PM
    584 min remaining

12 PM looks best — 81°F · 6 mph E wind · mostly sunny. 1 PM is a close second (61/100).

12 PM Best
81°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph E
61
1 PM
82°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph E
61
2 PM
83°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph E
61
3 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph E
61
4 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph E
61
5 PM
83°

Sunny

6 mph E
61
6 PM
83°

Partly Cloudy

6 mph E
61
7 PM
82°

Mostly Clear

5 mph E
61
8 PM
79°

Mostly Clear

5 mph E
61

21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the E (90°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 259° · tailwind 0.5 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 276° · tailwind 0.6 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 293° · tailwind 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° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 335° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
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
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79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
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Exposed + strong wind mixed traffic in 20+ mph wind — gusts near passing vehicles are the hazard.
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21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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Quartering tailwind 21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
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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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