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.

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

  • Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
  • 70°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
38 /100
ok
42 Bike commuting
38 Road
42 E-bike
35 Bike-share

Best for bike commuting today

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.

  • Air temp
    70°F
    Mostly Cloudy
  • Wind
    — mph
    W
  • Rain
    21%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    78%
  • Pavement
    wet
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:35 AM
  • Sunset
    8:25 PM
    816 min remaining

7 AM looks best — 66°F · 2 mph SW wind · mostly cloudy. 8 AM is a close second (38/100).

7 AM Best
66°

Mostly Cloudy

2 mph SW
38
8 AM
68°

Partly Sunny

2 mph SW
38
9 AM
70°

Partly Sunny

2 mph SW
38
10 AM
75°

Partly Sunny

2 mph W
25
11 AM
77°

Partly Sunny

2 mph W
25
12 PM
79°

Partly Sunny

3 mph W
25
1 PM
81°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph W
20
2 PM
82°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph W
20
3 PM
83°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph W
20
4 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph W
20
5 PM
83°

Sunny

5 mph W
20
6 PM
82°

Partly Cloudy

3 mph W
20
7 PM
80°

Partly Cloudy

2 mph SW
25

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 357° · headwind 0.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 76° · crosswind 0.3 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 40° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 34° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 18° · headwind 0.3 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 21° · headwind 0.3 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 110° · quartering tailwind 0.3 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 62° · quartering headwind 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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70°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
-32
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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