Beckley Rail Trail

3.6 mi Out-and-back 138 ft gain

3.6-mile paved route with 138 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, separated from motor traffic.

Great day to get the road bike out.

  • 63°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
71 /100
great
72 Bike commuting
71 Road
73 E-bike
74 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

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  • Air temp
    63°F
    Fog
  • Wind
    17 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    94%
  • Pavement
    dry
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:02 AM
  • Sunset
    8:47 PM
    759 min remaining

9 AM looks best — 67°F · 0 mph wind · mostly sunny. 10 AM is a close second (74/100).

9 AM Best
67°

Mostly Sunny

0 mph
74
10 AM
72°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph NW
74
11 AM
74°

Sunny

3 mph NW
61
12 PM
76°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph NW
61
1 PM
79°

Sunny

3 mph NW
61
2 PM
81°

Sunny

5 mph NW
56
3 PM
82°

Sunny

5 mph NW
56
4 PM
83°

Sunny

5 mph NW
56
5 PM
82°

Sunny

5 mph NW
56
6 PM
82°

Mostly Clear

5 mph NW
56
7 PM
80°

Mostly Clear

2 mph NW
61
8 PM
75°

Mostly Clear

1 mph N
61

17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the WSW (250°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 357° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 76° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 40° · tailwind 0.3 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 34° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 18° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 21° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 110° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 62° · tailwind 0.3 mi
2250'2300'2350'2400'2450' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi3 mi
218 ft gain 225 ft loss Max 2415' Min 2290' 3.3 mi sampled
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63°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
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Quartering tailwind 17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.
+3
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
+4
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.

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