Parkersburg, WV · mostly separated · mixed

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.

Live · updated Aug 9, 4:57 AM ET

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.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
68°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

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Best for road cycling 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 temp

68°F

Clear
Wind

— mph

SW
Rain

15%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:29 AM
Sunset

8:25 PM

929 min remaining

Best time today

5 AM looks best — 69°F · 2 mph SW wind · slight chance rain showers. 6 AM is a close second (38/100).

5 AM Best

69°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

2 mph SW

6 AM

68°

Slight Chance Rain Showers

2 mph SW

7 AM

68°

Partly Sunny

2 mph SW

8 AM

70°

Partly Sunny

3 mph SW

9 AM

72°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph SW

10 AM

75°

Mostly Sunny

3 mph SW

11 AM

78°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW

12 PM

80°

Sunny

5 mph W

1 PM

83°

Sunny

5 mph W

2 PM

84°

Sunny

5 mph W

3 PM

85°

Sunny

5 mph W

4 PM

85°

Sunny

5 mph W

5 PM

85°

Sunny

5 mph W

6 PM

84°

Mostly Clear

3 mph W

7 PM

83°

Mostly Clear

2 mph W

Wind on this route

Calm — wind is a non-factor today.

Currently 0 mph from the N (0°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 281° · crosswind 3.5 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 260° · crosswind 3.8 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 265° · crosswind 3.6 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 282° · crosswind 3.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 278° · crosswind 3.0 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 255° · crosswind 3.4 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 263° · crosswind 3.6 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 282° · crosswind 3.5 mi

Elevation profile

5337 ft gain 5823 ft loss Max 1358' Min 614' 59.6 mi sampled

Score breakdown

68°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

-45

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

-32

About this route

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.