Hub City Bike Loop

0.4 mi Out-and-back 20 ft gain

0.4-mile paved route with 20 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local cycle network, route reference “HCBL”, operated by Hagerstown.

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.
  • 72°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • Exposed + wet pavement — mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.
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0 Bike commuting
0 Road
0 E-bike
0 Bike-share

Best for bike commuting today

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  • Air temp
    72°F
    Mostly Cloudy
  • Wind
    12 mph
    SW
  • Rain
    93%
    Next 24h: 0.29"
  • Humidity
    88%
  • Pavement
    wet
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:06 AM
  • Sunset
    8:28 PM
    603 min remaining

Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.

12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the S (180°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 21° · tailwind 0.0 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 11° · tailwind 0.0 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 15° · tailwind 0.0 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 103° · crosswind 0.0 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 82° · crosswind 0.0 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 53° · quartering tailwind 0.0 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 65° · quartering tailwind 0.0 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 12° · tailwind 0.0 mi
500'550' 0 mi0 mi
20 ft gain 20 ft loss Max 525' Min 505' 0.4 mi sampled
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72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
Exposed + wet pavement mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. Take the lane.
-6
12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-2
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Quartering tailwind 12 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.
+3
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
Distance
0.4 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
20 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
mixed
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
LCN · route HCBL
Operator
Hagerstown
Start
39.6456, -77.7060
City hub
Hagerstown, MD
OSM
relation 6721234

Description sourced from OpenStreetMap relation tags and member-way geometry.

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