Cumberland, MD · separated · mixed

50 (Pennsylvania)

112 mi Out-and-back 564 ft gain

U.S. Bicycle Route 50 (USBR 50) is a planned east–west cross country U.S. Bicycle Route that currently consists of two discontiguous sections: a western section between San Francisco and Border, Utah, and an eastern section between Terre Haute, Indiana, and Washington, D.C.

Live · updated Jul 28, 1:51 PM 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.
403 min of daylight — you need at least 452 min. lights required for this ride.

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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

81°F

Cloudy
Wind

12 mph

W
Rain

84%

Next 24h: 0.08"
Humidity

68%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:10 AM
Sunset

8:33 PM

403 min remaining

Best time today

Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.

Wind on this route

12 mph crosswind — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the SSW (210°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 328° · quartering tailwind 3.8 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 319° · crosswind 4.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 304° · crosswind 4.1 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 306° · crosswind 3.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 300° · crosswind 4.2 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 220° · headwind 4.1 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 227° · headwind 3.9 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 235° · headwind 3.4 mi

Elevation profile

9846 ft gain 11270 ft loss Max 2766' Min 735' 84 mi sampled

Score breakdown

81°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

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

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

-45

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

-32

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403 min of daylight You need at least 452 min. Lights required for this ride.

-6

About this route

Distance: 112 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 564 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: NCN · route 50
Start: 39.7228, -78.9030
City hub: Cumberland, MD
OSM: relation 3463785

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.