Beckley, WV · separated · paved
Beckley Rail Trail
3.6-mile paved route with 138 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, separated from motor traffic.
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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.
- 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
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 temp79°FMostly Cloudy
- Wind17 mphNW
- Rain26%Next 24h: 0.19"
- Humidity65%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetpaved surface
- Sunrise7:03 AM
- Sunset7:39 PM170 min remaining
Best time today
Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.
Wind on this route
17 mph crosswind — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 17 mph from the WNW (300°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 357° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 76° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 40° · crosswind 0.3 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 34° · crosswind 0.3 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 18° · crosswind 0.3 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 21° · crosswind 0.3 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 110° · tailwind 0.3 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 62° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
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79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3 −
17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6 −
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 About this route
- Distance
- 3.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 138 ft
- Surface
- paved
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
- Cycle network
- LCN
- Start
37.7672, -81.2033- City hub
- Beckley, WV
- OSM
- relation 13304391
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.