Morgantown, WV · separated · gravel

Cheat Lake Trail

4.4 mi Out-and-back 240 ft gain

4.4-mile gravel route with 240 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “CLT”, 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.
66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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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

66°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

17 mph

S
Rain

10%

Next 24h: 0.32"
Humidity

83%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

gravel surface
Sunrise

6:54 AM
Sunset

7:38 PM

752 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 69°F · 6 mph S wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

69°

Sunny

6 mph S

9 AM

72°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph S

10 AM

75°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW

11 AM

78°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SW

12 PM

81°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW

1 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW

2 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

3 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

5 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW

6 PM

83°

Partly Cloudy

9 mph SW

7 PM

81°

Partly Cloudy

8 mph S

Wind on this route

17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the SSW (200°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 131° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 142° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 156° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 214° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 225° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 253° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 260° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 262° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi

Elevation profile

801 ft gain 801 ft loss Max 1122' Min 863' 4.3 mi sampled

Score breakdown

66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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

-6

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Quartering headwind 17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

-4

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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: 4.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 240 ft
Surface: gravel
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: LCN · route CLT
Start: 39.7197, -79.8546
City hub: Morgantown, WV
OSM: relation 5598511

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