Meadow River Trail

16.6 mi Out-and-back 184 ft gain

16.6-mile paved route with 184 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the regional cycle network, mostly separated from motor traffic.

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

Best for bike commuting today

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  • Air temp
    79°F
    Mostly Cloudy
  • Wind
    17 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    24%
    Next 24h: 0.12"
  • Humidity
    65%
  • Pavement
    wet
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    7:01 AM
  • Sunset
    7:38 PM
    169 min remaining

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

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

Currently 17 mph from the WNW (300°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 25° · crosswind 1.1 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 37° · crosswind 1.2 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 306° · headwind 0.6 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 239° · quartering headwind 1.3 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 279° · headwind 1.4 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 313° · headwind 1.5 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 349° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 5° · quartering headwind 1.4 mi
1850'2100'2350'2600' 0 mi2 mi4 mi6 mi8 mi10 mi12 mi
1178 ft gain 1749 ft loss Max 2717' Min 1873' 11.7 mi sampled
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79°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal
-3
17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
Quartering headwind 17 mph headwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.
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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.
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Distance
16.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
184 ft
Surface
paved
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
mostly separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network
RCN
Start
38.0308, -80.8278
OSM
relation 10270923

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

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