WV · mostly separated · paved

Meadow River Trail

16.6 mi Out-and-back 184 ft gain

16.6-mile paved route with 184 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, mostly separated from motor traffic.

Live · updated Jul 12, 11:09 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.
NWS alert active — check the alert before rolling out.
70°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 bike commuting today

NWSFlood Watch

Flood Watch issued July 12 at 11:06AM EDT until July 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

In effect through Jul 13, 3:00 AM

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

70°F

Cloudy
Wind

17 mph

SE
Rain

47%

Next 24h: 0.11"
Humidity

88%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

paved surface
Sunrise

6:10 AM
Sunset

8:47 PM

579 min remaining

Best time today

1 PM looks best — 70°F · 5 mph SE wind · patchy fog.

12 PM

70°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph SE

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1 PM Best

70°

Patchy Fog

5 mph SE

2 PM

70°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph SE

—

3 PM

70°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph SE

—

4 PM

70°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph SE

—

5 PM

69°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph SE

—

6 PM

69°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph SE

—

7 PM

69°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph SE

—

8 PM

68°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

5 mph SE

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Wind on this route

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

Currently 17 mph from the SE (130°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 25° · crosswind 1.1 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 37° · crosswind 1.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 306° · tailwind 0.6 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 239° · crosswind 1.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 279° · quartering tailwind 1.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 313° · tailwind 1.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 349° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 5° · quartering tailwind 1.4 mi

Elevation profile

1178 ft gain 1749 ft loss Max 2717' Min 1873' 11.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

70°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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.

−

Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

-45

−

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

-32

−

NWS alert active Check the alert before rolling out.

-20

About this route

Distance: 16.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 184 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: RCN
Start: 38.0308, -80.8278
OSM: relation 10270923

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