Washington, DC · mostly separated · mixed

East Coast Greenway (DC)

4.3 mi Out-and-back 59 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 Sep 9, 7:07 AM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

37 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
70°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

34 /100

skip

34 Road

48 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

70°F

Sunny
Wind

37 mph

SW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

83%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:44 AM
Sunset

7:27 PM

740 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 71°F · 6 mph S wind · sunny.

8 AM Best

71°

Sunny

6 mph S

9 AM

73°

Sunny

6 mph SW

10 AM

78°

Mostly Sunny

7 mph SW

11 AM

81°

Mostly Sunny

8 mph SW

12 PM

84°

Sunny

8 mph SW

1 PM

86°

Sunny

10 mph S

2 PM

88°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph S

3 PM

88°

Sunny

12 mph S

4 PM

89°

Sunny

12 mph S

5 PM

87°

Mostly Sunny

12 mph S

6 PM

87°

Mostly Clear

12 mph S

Wind on this route

37 mph headwind outbound — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 37 mph from the S (190°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 237° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 246° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 269° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 278° · crosswind 0.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 280° · crosswind 0.3 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 270° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 215° · headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 253° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi

Elevation profile

80 ft gain 155 ft loss Max 69' Min -3' 3.8 mi sampled

Score breakdown

70°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

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37 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.

-36

−

Quartering headwind 37 mph headwind outbound — expect a 37 mph headwind on the return.

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 4.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 59 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: NCN · route ECG
Operator: East Coast Greenway Alliance
Start: 38.8951, -77.0090
City hub: Washington, DC
OSM: relation 13447374

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.