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50 (West Virginia)

6.5 mi Out-and-back 276 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.
33 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
Exposed + wet + windy — mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
72°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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Best for road cycling 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

72°F

Light Rain and Fog/Mist
Wind

33 mph

NW
Rain

56%

Next 24h: 0.03"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:15 AM
Sunset

8:41 PM

411 min remaining

Best time today

6 PM looks best — 78°F · 12 mph NW wind · partly cloudy. 7 PM is a close second (13/100).

2 PM

76°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph NW

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3 PM

79°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

9 mph NW

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4 PM

78°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph NW

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5 PM

78°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

10 mph NW

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6 PM Best

78°

Partly Cloudy

12 mph NW

7 PM

76°

Partly Cloudy

12 mph NW

8 PM

74°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph NW

Wind on this route

33 mph headwind outbound — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 33 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 259° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 276° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 293° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 313° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 317° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 335° · headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 7° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 335° · headwind 0.5 mi

Elevation profile

356 ft gain 520 ft loss Max 906' Min 669' 5.6 mi sampled

Score breakdown

72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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Exposed + wet + windy mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.

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33 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.

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Quartering headwind 33 mph headwind outbound — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.

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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.

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About this route

Distance: 6.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 276 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: NCN · route 50
Start: 40.3678, -80.5181
OSM: relation 3463786

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.