Wheeling, WV · separated · paved
Glen Dale to Moundsville Rail-Trail
2.5-mile paved route with 75 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “GDMRT”, 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.
- 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.
- 66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
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 temp66°FLight Rain
- Wind33 mphW
- Rain76%Next 24h: 0.46"
- Humidity94%
Surface & daylight
- Pavementwetpaved surface
- Sunrise6:30 AM
- Sunset8:25 PM399 min remaining
Best time today
Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.
Wind on this route
33 mph headwind outbound — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.
Currently 33 mph from the SSW (210°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.
- Leg 1 Bearing 181° · headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 2 Bearing 176° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 3 Bearing 170° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 4 Bearing 168° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 5 Bearing 160° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 6 Bearing 148° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 7 Bearing 160° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
- Leg 8 Bearing 169° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
Elevation profile
Score breakdown
About this route
- Distance
- 2.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
- Elevation gain
- 75 ft
- Surface
- paved
- Shape
- Out-and-back
- Traffic exposure
- separated
- Activities
- road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
- Cycle network
- LCN · route GDMRT
- Start
39.9498, -80.7591- City hub
- Wheeling, WV
- OSM
- relation 5601036
Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.