Wilmington, DE · mixed · mixed

East Coast Greenway (DE)

7.6 mi Out-and-back 318 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.

Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
66°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
Exposed + wet pavement — mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. take the lane.

30 /100

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30 Road

35 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

66°F

Clear
Wind

12 mph

S
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.01"
Humidity

94%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:37 AM
Sunset

7:21 PM

735 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 69°F · 5 mph S wind · partly sunny.

8 AM Best

69°

Partly Sunny

5 mph S

9 AM

73°

Partly Sunny

5 mph S

10 AM

76°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SW

11 AM

79°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph S

12 PM

80°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph S

1 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph S

2 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

3 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

84°

Sunny

10 mph S

5 PM

84°

Sunny

10 mph S

6 PM

83°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph S

Wind on this route

12 mph crosswind — expect a 12 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 12 mph from the S (170°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 291° · quartering tailwind 0.6 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 272° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 252° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 255° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 296° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 283° · quartering tailwind 0.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 243° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 248° · crosswind 0.6 mi

Elevation profile

339 ft gain 322 ft loss Max 289' Min 16' 5.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

66°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

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Exposed + wet pavement mixed traffic with wet pavement — drivers have less reaction margin. Take the lane.

-6

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

-2

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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: 7.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 318 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: NCN · route ECG
Operator: East Coast Greenway Alliance
Start: 39.7749, -75.4816
City hub: Wilmington, DE
OSM: relation 1780661

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.