Harpers Ferry, WV · mixed · paved

Eastern Panhandle Recreational Trail

10.4 mi Out-and-back 203 ft gain

10.4-mile paved route with 203 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “WV 9”.

Live · updated Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
61°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
Exposed + wet pavement — mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.

32 /100

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36 Bike commuting

32 Road

36 E-bike

35 Bike-share

Best for bike commuting 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

61°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

— mph

S
Rain

20%

Next 24h: 0.10"
Humidity

100%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:47 AM
Sunset

7:30 PM

744 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 64°F · 5 mph S wind · mostly sunny. 9 AM is a close second (32/100).

8 AM Best

64°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph S

9 AM

69°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW

10 AM

75°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW

11 AM

80°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW

12 PM

83°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

6 mph SW

1 PM

85°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

7 mph S

2 PM

86°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

8 mph S

3 PM

87°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

8 mph S

4 PM

86°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

9 mph S

5 PM

86°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

9 mph S

6 PM

85°

Partly Cloudy

9 mph S

7 PM

81°

Partly Cloudy

9 mph S

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 0° · headwind 0.9 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 340° · headwind 0.9 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 314° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 308° · quartering headwind 0.9 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 329° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 329° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 273° · crosswind 0.9 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 338° · headwind 0.9 mi

Elevation profile

287 ft gain 326 ft loss Max 591' Min 367' 9.5 mi sampled

Score breakdown

61°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

Exposed + wet pavement mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. Take the lane.

-6

−

Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

About this route

Distance: 10.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 203 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: LCN · route WV 9
Start: 39.3328, -77.8554
City hub: Harpers Ferry, WV
OSM: relation 9721135

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