Marion County Trail

2.3 mi Out-and-back 180 ft gain

The Marion County Trail, better known as the MCTrail, is a rail trail located in Marion County, West Virginia.

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

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  • Air temp
    75°F
    Cloudy
  • Wind
    17 mph
    W
  • Rain
    77%
    Next 24h: 0.09"
  • Humidity
    83%
  • Pavement
    wet
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:16 AM
  • Sunset
    8:37 PM
    407 min remaining

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

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

Currently 17 mph from the W (270°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 235° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 235° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 181° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 206° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 203° · quartering headwind 0.2 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 177° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 156° · quartering tailwind 0.2 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 186° · crosswind 0.2 mi
850'900'950'1000'1050' 0 mi1 mi2 mi2 mi
377 ft gain 337 ft loss Max 1043' Min 873' 2.3 mi sampled
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75°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
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17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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Quartering headwind 17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph quartering headwind on the return.
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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
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Distance
2.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
180 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
RCN · route MCT
Start
39.5174, -80.0955
OSM
relation 5600985

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.

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