Morgantown, WV · separated · gravel

Deckers Creek Trail

19.7 mi Out-and-back 59 ft gain

The Deckers Creek Trail is a rail trail located in West Virginia.

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

SW
Rain

10%

Next 24h: 0.23"
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 — 66°F · 5 mph S wind · mostly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

66°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph S

9 AM

69°

Sunny

6 mph SW

10 AM

72°

Partly Sunny

7 mph SW

11 AM

75°

Partly Sunny

8 mph SW

12 PM

77°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW

1 PM

79°

Partly Sunny

9 mph SW

2 PM

79°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW

3 PM

80°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW

4 PM

81°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW

5 PM

80°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW

6 PM

80°

Partly Cloudy

8 mph SW

7 PM

78°

Partly Cloudy

8 mph SW

Wind on this route

17 mph tailwind 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 tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 283° · crosswind 1.6 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 344° · quartering tailwind 1.7 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 350° · tailwind 1.6 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 2° · tailwind 0.7 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 295° · crosswind 1.7 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 299° · crosswind 1.6 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 347° · quartering tailwind 1.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 277° · crosswind 1.1 mi

Elevation profile

1432 ft gain 2465 ft loss Max 1949' Min 837' 15.4 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

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

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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: 19.7 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 59 ft
Surface: gravel
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN · route DCT
Start: 39.5001, -79.7725
City hub: Morgantown, WV
OSM: relation 5598514

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.