Is it worth the trip?
86Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: Tacky: hero dirt, Rain 12.9 mm in the last two days, Rain 1.8 mm today
Tue 3 · 76 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 5.2 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 15°C
Wed 4 · 96 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 5.3 mm
- Rain
- 2.6 mm
- Air
- 16°C
Thu 5 · 96 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 3 mm
- Rain
- 0.9 mm
- Air
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 61 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 4.5 mm
- Rain
- 3.5 mm
- Air
- 15°C
Sat 7 · 66 out of 100
- Trail
- Unknown
- Rain 2 days
- 5.7 mm
- Rain
- 12.9 mm
- Air
- 14°C
Sun 8 · 61 out of 100
- Trail
- Slick
- Rain 2 days
- 17 mm
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 16°C
Mon 9 · 100 out of 100
- Trail
- Tacky
- Rain 2 days
- 12.9 mm
- Rain
- 1.8 mm
- Air
- 15°C
Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 263, good
- Tue 376, good
- Wed 496, good
- Thu 596, good
- Fri 661, good
- Sat 766, good
- Sun 861, good
- Mon 9100, good
- Tue 1060, good
- Wed 1151, fair
The spot in two facts
- 1 routemapped within 10 km
- Best Jan–Mar5 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.
| Day | Score | Trail | Rain 2 days | Rain | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov* | 63, good | Unknown | – | 2.3 mm | 12°C |
| Tue 3Nov* | 76, good | Unknown | 5.2 mm | 0 mm | 15°C |
| Wed 4Nov* | 96, good | Unknown | 5.3 mm | 2.6 mm | 16°C |
| Thu 5Nov* | 96, good | Unknown | 3 mm | 0.9 mm | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 61, good | Slick | 4.5 mm | 3.5 mm | 15°C |
| Sat 7Nov* | 66, good | Unknown | 5.7 mm | 12.9 mm | 14°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 61, good | Slick | 17 mm | 0 mm | 16°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 100, good | Tacky | 12.9 mm | 1.8 mm | 15°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 60, good | Slick | 4.2 mm | 4.8 mm | 14°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 51, fair | Muddy | 18 mm | 3 mm | 13°C |
* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.
Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Jan–Mar
Good mountain biking days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical weather, not a forecast.
Map
the area and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About St James Cycle Trail
1 mountain bike route mapped. Best from Nov to Mar. Hundalee, 68 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Cheviot, 72 km. Nearest airport: Westport Airport (WSZ), 112 km.
- Routes 1 mountain bike route mapped.
From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.
Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,570–US$3,080 each
about US$1,570–US$3,080 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, food, bike hire.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to CHC, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$859–US$1,780 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$134–US$228 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$302–US$564 |
| Bike hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$275–US$503 |
| Total | about US$1,570–US$3,080 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: nearest beds 72 km away
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No town nearby
Hundalee, 68 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Cheviot, 72 km. Nearest airport: Westport Airport (WSZ), 112 km.
See places to stay near Cheviot, 72 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 28h 25m
About 28h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → CHC, changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), then 2h 30m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.