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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 Aug 10, 10:43 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.
Exposed + wet + windy — mixed traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
70°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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Route map

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Atmosphere

Air temp

70°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

21 mph

SW
Rain

73%

Next 24h: 0.71"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:29 AM
Sunset

8:25 PM

1303 min remaining

Wind on this route

21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the SE (130°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

70°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.

-12

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

-6

Quartering tailwind 21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 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.

-32

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.