Washington, DC · separated · mixed

East Coast Greenway (DC/MD Anacostia Alternative)

6.5 mi Out-and-back 52 ft gain

The East Coast Greenway is a 3,000-mile (4,800 km) pedestrian and bicycle route between Maine and Florida along the East Coast of the United States. The nonprofit East Coast Greenway Alliance was created in 1991 with the goal to use the entire route with off-road, shared-use paths; as of 2021, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) of the route (35%) meets these criteria. In 2020, the Greenway received over 50 million visits.

Live · updated Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

Great day to get the road bike out.

54°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
15 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

71 /100

great

71 Road

73 E-bike

Best for e-bike riding 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

54°F

Mostly Cloudy
Wind

15 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 18

O3 · Good

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:41 AM
Sunset

5:01 PM

805 min remaining

Best time today

4 AM looks best — 49°F · 9 mph NW wind · mostly cloudy. 9 AM is a close second (75/100).

4 AM Best

49°

Mostly Cloudy

9 mph NW

5 AM

47°

Mostly Cloudy

8 mph NW

6 AM

46°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph NW

7 AM

45°

Sunny

9 mph NW

8 AM

47°

Sunny

10 mph NW

9 AM

51°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

10 AM

53°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

11 AM

55°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

12 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

1 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph NW

2 PM

59°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph NW

3 PM

60°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W

4 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph NW

Wind on this route

15 mph crosswind — expect a 15 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 15 mph from the NW (315°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 105° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 123° · tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 83° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 59° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 64° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 50° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 35° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 8° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi

Elevation profile

113 ft gain 133 ft loss Max 59' Min -7' 5.1 mi sampled

Score breakdown

54°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

15 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

-6

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 18 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 6.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 52 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: NCN · route ECG
Operator: East Coast Greenway Alliance
Start: 38.8720, -77.0174
City hub: Washington, DC
OSM: relation 13327825

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.