North Bend Rail Trail

69.1 mi Out-and-back 551 ft gain

The North Bend Rail Trail is a 72-mile (116 km) rail trail in north-central and western West Virginia in the United States. It is operated by West Virginia State Parks and is part of the American Discovery Trail.

Great day to get the road bike out.

  • 64°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
72 /100
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72 Road
72 E-bike

Best for road cycling today

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  • Air temp
    64°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    12 mph
    W
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.00"
  • Humidity
    94%
  • Pavement
    dry
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    5:54 AM
  • Sunset
    8:49 PM
    761 min remaining

9 AM looks best — 67°F · 0 mph wind · mostly sunny.

9 AM Best
67°

Mostly Sunny

0 mph
74
10 AM
74°

Sunny

0 mph
61
11 AM
77°

Sunny

0 mph
61
12 PM
79°

Sunny

1 mph W
61
1 PM
81°

Sunny

2 mph W
56
2 PM
82°

Sunny

2 mph W
56
3 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph W
56
4 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

2 mph W
56
5 PM
84°

Sunny

3 mph W
56
6 PM
84°

Partly Cloudy

2 mph W
56
7 PM
82°

Partly Cloudy

2 mph W
56
8 PM
79°

Partly Cloudy

1 mph SW
61

12 mph crosswind — expect a 12 mph quartering headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the S (190°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 281° · crosswind 3.5 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 260° · quartering headwind 3.8 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 265° · crosswind 3.6 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 282° · crosswind 3.5 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 278° · crosswind 3.0 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 255° · quartering headwind 3.4 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 263° · crosswind 3.6 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 282° · crosswind 3.5 mi
600'800'1000'1200'1400' 0 mi8 mi16 mi24 mi32 mi40 mi48 mi56 mi60 mi
5337 ft gain 5823 ft loss Max 1358' Min 614' 59.6 mi sampled
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64°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
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12 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.
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Distance
69.1 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
551 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
mostly separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
RCN
Operator
West Virginia State Parks
Start
39.2800, -80.4643
City hub
Parkersburg, WV
OSM
relation 2204746

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.

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