WV · mostly separated · mixed

Blackwater Canyon Trail

12 mi Out-and-back 1385 ft gain

12-mile mixed route with 1385 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “BCT”, mostly separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 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.
63°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

63°F

Clear
Wind

— mph

SW
Rain

5%

Next 24h: 0.16"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:54 AM
Sunset

7:37 PM

751 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 66°F · 2 mph S wind · mostly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

66°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph S

9 AM

69°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph SW

10 AM

73°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW

11 AM

77°

Partly Sunny

6 mph W

12 PM

78°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W

1 PM

80°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W

2 PM

81°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W

3 PM

81°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W

4 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph W

5 PM

82°

Sunny

7 mph W

6 PM

81°

Partly Cloudy

6 mph SW

7 PM

79°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph SW

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 54° · quartering headwind 1.0 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 78° · crosswind 1.0 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 82° · crosswind 1.0 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 75° · crosswind 0.9 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 67° · quartering headwind 1.0 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 46° · quartering headwind 1.0 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 27° · headwind 1.0 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 23° · headwind 0.9 mi

Elevation profile

2182 ft gain 916 ft loss Max 3133' Min 1706' 10.9 mi sampled

Score breakdown

63°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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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

About this route

Distance: 12 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 1385 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN · route BCT
Start: 39.0748, -79.6309
OSM: relation 5601058

Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.