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.

Skip today — the bike can wait.

  • 162 min of daylight — you need at least 452 min. lights required for this ride.
  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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25 Road
46 E-bike

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  • Air temp
    81°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    17 mph
    SE
  • Rain
    5%
    Next 24h: 0.46"
  • Humidity
    49%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:52 AM
  • Sunset
    7:31 PM
    162 min remaining

7 PM looks best — 72°F · 2 mph SE wind · mostly cloudy.

5 PM
75°

Mostly Cloudy

2 mph SE
25
6 PM
73°

Mostly Cloudy

2 mph SE
25
7 PM Best
72°

Mostly Cloudy

2 mph SE
38

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 tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 328° · tailwind 3.8 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 319° · tailwind 4.4 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 304° · tailwind 4.1 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 306° · tailwind 3.5 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 300° · tailwind 4.2 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 220° · crosswind 4.1 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 227° · crosswind 3.9 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 235° · crosswind 3.4 mi
700'1250'1800'2350' 0 mi11 mi22 mi33 mi44 mi55 mi66 mi77 mi84 mi
9846 ft gain 11270 ft loss Max 2766' Min 735' 84 mi sampled
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81°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
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17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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Tailwind on this route 17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
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162 min of daylight You need at least 452 min. Lights required for this ride.
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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.

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