White Oak Rail Trail

2.6 mi Out-and-back 138 ft gain

2.6-mile mixed route with 138 ft of elevation gain, signed as part of the local 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.
  • NWS alert active — check the alert before rolling out.
  • 66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • 17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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Best for road cycling today

NWSFlood Watch

Flood Watch issued August 11 at 3:35AM EDT until August 14 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

In effect through Aug 14, 12:00 PM

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.

  • Air temp
    66°F
    Fog/Mist
  • Wind
    17 mph
    NW
  • Rain
    39%
    Next 24h: 0.49"
  • Humidity
    88%
  • Pavement
    wet
    mixed surface
  • Sunrise
    6:36 AM
  • Sunset
    8:23 PM
    552 min remaining

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

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

Currently 17 mph from the SSE (150°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 65° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 70° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 59° · crosswind 0.2 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 350° · tailwind 0.2 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 315° · tailwind 0.2 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 305° · tailwind 0.2 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 301° · tailwind 0.2 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 330° · tailwind 0.2 mi
1900'1950'2000'2050' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi
305 ft gain 243 ft loss Max 2024' Min 1926' 2.6 mi sampled
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66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
17 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
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Quartering tailwind 17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 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
NWS alert active Check the alert before rolling out.
-20
Distance
2.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain
138 ft
Surface
mixed
Shape
Out-and-back
Traffic exposure
mostly separated
Activities
road cycling · e bike
Cycle network
LCN
Start
37.9755, -81.1569
OSM
relation 9711131

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

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