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.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:38 AM ET

Today's verdict

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

21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

50 /100

50 Road

46 E-bike

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

43°F

Cloudy
Wind

21 mph

W
Rain

14%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 18

O3 · Good
Humidity

81%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:58 AM
Sunset

5:12 PM

816 min remaining

Best time today

2 PM looks best — 48°F · 14 mph W wind · mostly cloudy. 3 PM is a close second (71/100).

4 AM

42°

Partly Cloudy

7 mph W

5 AM

41°

Partly Cloudy

8 mph W

6 AM

41°

Partly Sunny

9 mph W

7 AM

39°

Partly Sunny

9 mph W

8 AM

35°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph W

9 AM

41°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W

10 AM

43°

Cloudy

12 mph W

11 AM

46°

Cloudy

13 mph W

12 PM

47°

Cloudy

14 mph W

1 PM

48°

Mostly Cloudy

15 mph W

2 PM Best

48°

Mostly Cloudy

14 mph W

3 PM

49°

Mostly Cloudy

14 mph W

4 PM

48°

Cloudy

12 mph W

Wind on this route

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

Currently 21 mph from the W (280°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

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

Elevation profile

356 ft gain 520 ft loss Max 906' Min 669' 5.6 mi sampled

Score breakdown

43°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

Exposed + strong wind mixed traffic in 20+ mph wind — gusts near passing vehicles are the hazard.

-4

−

21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

-6

−

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

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 18 Clean air

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.