McDade Recreational Trail

29.1 mi Out-and-back 220 ft gain

29.1-mile gravel route with 220 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, route reference “MRT”, separated from motor traffic.

Workable day to get the road bike out.

62 /100
good
62 Road
75 E-bike

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
    77°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    12 mph
    E
  • Rain
    8%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    50%
  • Pavement
    dry
    gravel surface
  • Sunrise
    5:36 AM
  • Sunset
    8:32 PM
    565 min remaining

12 PM looks best — 79°F · 2 mph E wind · sunny. 1 PM is a close second (61/100).

12 PM Best
79°

Sunny

2 mph E
61
1 PM
81°

Sunny

2 mph E
61
2 PM
82°

Sunny

2 mph E
61
3 PM
82°

Mostly Sunny

1 mph E
61
4 PM
82°

Mostly Sunny

1 mph E
61
5 PM
83°

Mostly Sunny

1 mph SE
61
6 PM
81°

Partly Cloudy

1 mph SE
61
7 PM
79°

Mostly Clear

1 mph SE
61
8 PM
76°

Mostly Clear

1 mph SE
61

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

Currently 12 mph from the NNW (340°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 229° · quartering tailwind 2.5 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 206° · quartering tailwind 2.4 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 201° · quartering tailwind 2.3 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 192° · quartering tailwind 1.8 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 210° · quartering tailwind 2.0 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 209° · quartering tailwind 2.0 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 231° · crosswind 2.5 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 232° · crosswind 2.3 mi
300'400'500'600' 0 mi4 mi8 mi12 mi16 mi20 mi24 mi24 mi
967 ft gain 981 ft loss Max 614' Min 338' 24.3 mi sampled
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77°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-2
+
Quartering tailwind 12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph quartering headwind on the return.
+3
+
Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
Distance
29.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
220 ft
Surface
gravel
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
RCN · route MRT
Start
41.3100, -74.7975
OSM
relation 9399255

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

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