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.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

58 /100
good
57 Bike commuting
58 Road
71 E-bike
59 Bike-share

Best for e-bike riding today

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.

  • Air temp
    45°F
    Cloudy
  • Wind
    12 mph
    W
  • Rain
    5%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Air quality
    AQI 36
    PM2.5 · Good
  • Humidity
    70%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:55 AM
  • Sunset
    5:12 PM
    816 min remaining

2 PM looks best — 48°F · 13 mph W wind · cloudy. 3 PM is a close second (71/100).

4 AM
44°

Mostly Cloudy

7 mph W
64
5 AM
43°

Mostly Cloudy

7 mph W
64
6 AM
43°

Partly Sunny

8 mph W
64
7 AM
40°

Partly Sunny

8 mph W
64
8 AM
36°

Mostly Cloudy

7 mph W
64
9 AM
40°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph W
64
10 AM
43°

Cloudy

9 mph W
64
11 AM
45°

Cloudy

10 mph W
58
12 PM
47°

Cloudy

12 mph W
58
1 PM
47°

Mostly Cloudy

12 mph W
58
2 PM Best
48°

Cloudy

13 mph W
71
3 PM
48°

Cloudy

12 mph W
71
4 PM
48°

Cloudy

12 mph W
71

12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the W (270°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 235° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 235° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 181° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 206° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 203° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 177° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 156° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 186° · crosswind 0.2 mi
850'900'950'1000'1050' 0 mi1 mi2 mi2 mi
377 ft gain 337 ft loss Max 1043' Min 873' 2.3 mi sampled
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45°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
−
12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-2
−
Quartering headwind 12 mph headwind outbound — expect a 12 mph quartering headwind on the return.
-4
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
+
AQI 36 Clean air
+3
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.

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