Ohio River Trail

8.2 mi Out-and-back 92 ft gain

8.2-mile paved route with 92 ft of elevation gain.

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.
  • 72°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • Exposed + wet pavement — mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.
  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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0 Bike commuting
0 Road
0 E-bike
0 Bike-share

Best for bike commuting today

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  • Air temp
    72°F
    Mostly Clear
  • Wind
    17 mph
    SW
  • Rain
    23%
    Next 24h: 0.44"
  • Humidity
    78%
  • Pavement
    wet
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:55 AM
  • Sunset
    7:41 PM
    754 min remaining

8 AM looks best — 69°F · 7 mph S wind · slight chance rain showers. 9 AM is a close second (32/100).

8 AM Best
69°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

7 mph S
32
9 AM
71°

Partly Sunny

7 mph SW
32
10 AM
74°

Mostly Sunny

9 mph SW
19
11 AM
78°

Partly Sunny

10 mph SW
20
12 PM
80°

Partly Sunny

12 mph SW
20
1 PM
82°

Partly Sunny

12 mph SW
15
2 PM
83°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph SW
15
3 PM
84°

Partly Sunny

13 mph SW
15
4 PM
85°

Partly Sunny

12 mph SW
15
5 PM
84°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

12 mph SW
6 PM
83°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

12 mph SW
7 PM
82°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

12 mph SW

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

Currently 17 mph from the SSW (200°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 351° · tailwind 0.7 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 349° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 358° · tailwind 0.7 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 360° · tailwind 0.7 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 22° · tailwind 0.6 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 351° · tailwind 0.7 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 338° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 334° · quartering tailwind 0.7 mi
650'700'750'800' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi5 mi6 mi7 mi8 mi
164 ft gain 207 ft loss Max 791' Min 696' 7.8 mi sampled
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72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
Exposed + wet pavement mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. Take the lane.
-6
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.
+3
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
Distance
8.2 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
92 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
mixed
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Start
40.5767, -80.2362
OSM
relation 6153856

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

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