Parkersburg, WV · mostly separated · mixed

North Bend Rail Trail

69.1 mi Out-and-back 551 ft gain

The North Bend Rail Trail is a 72-mile (116 km) rail trail in north-central and western West Virginia in the United States. It is operated by West Virginia State Parks and is part of the American Discovery Trail.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:38 AM ET

Today's verdict

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

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.

50 /100

50 Road

65 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding 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

45°F

Cloudy
Wind

17 mph

W
Rain

5%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 36

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

70%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:56 AM
Sunset

5:14 PM

818 min remaining

Best time today

4 PM looks best — 50°F · 9 mph W wind · cloudy.

4 AM

36°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

5 AM

36°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph W

6 AM

35°

Partly Sunny

6 mph W

7 AM

35°

Partly Sunny

6 mph W

8 AM

34°

Partly Sunny

8 mph W

9 AM

39°

Partly Sunny

9 mph W

10 AM

43°

Partly Sunny

9 mph W

11 AM

47°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W

12 PM

48°

Mostly Cloudy

12 mph W

1 PM

49°

Mostly Cloudy

12 mph W

2 PM

50°

Cloudy

12 mph W

3 PM

50°

Cloudy

12 mph W

4 PM Best

50°

Cloudy

9 mph W

Wind on this route

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

Currently 17 mph from the W (270°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 281° · headwind 3.5 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 260° · headwind 3.8 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 265° · headwind 3.6 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 282° · headwind 3.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 278° · headwind 3.0 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 255° · headwind 3.4 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 263° · headwind 3.6 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 282° · headwind 3.5 mi

Elevation profile

5337 ft gain 5823 ft loss Max 1358' Min 614' 59.6 mi sampled

Score breakdown

45°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

-6

−

Headwind on this route 17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

-8

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 36 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 69.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 551 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: RCN
Operator: West Virginia State Parks
Start: 39.2800, -80.4643
City hub: Parkersburg, WV
OSM: relation 2204746

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.