WV · separated · paved

Marion County Trail

2.3 mi Out-and-back 180 ft gain

The Marion County Trail, better known as the MCTrail, is a rail trail located in Marion County, 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
Headwind on this route — 17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.
17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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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

66°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

17 mph

SW
Rain

10%

Next 24h: 0.25"
Humidity

83%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:56 AM
Sunset

7:39 PM

753 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 68°F · 6 mph S wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (38/100).

8 AM Best

68°

Sunny

6 mph S

9 AM

71°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph S

10 AM

74°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW

11 AM

77°

Partly Sunny

9 mph SW

12 PM

80°

Partly Sunny

9 mph SW

1 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

2 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

3 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

5 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

6 PM

82°

Partly Cloudy

9 mph SW

7 PM

80°

Partly Cloudy

9 mph SW

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 headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 235° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 235° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 181° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 206° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 203° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 177° · headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 156° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 186° · headwind 0.2 mi

Elevation profile

377 ft gain 337 ft loss Max 1043' Min 873' 2.3 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.

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Headwind on this route 17 mph headwind 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.

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About this route

Distance: 2.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 180 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: RCN · route MCT
Start: 39.5174, -80.0955
OSM: relation 5600985

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.