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 Nov 7, 3:37 AM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

41 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
55°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

33 /100

skip

33 Road

47 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

55°F

Cloudy
Wind

41 mph

W
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 45

PM2.5 · Good
Humidity

82%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:37 AM
Sunset

4:53 PM

797 min remaining

Best time today

4 AM looks best — 54°F · 10 mph NW wind · mostly cloudy. 5 AM is a close second (75/100).

4 AM Best

54°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

5 AM

52°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

6 AM

51°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph NW

7 AM

50°

Mostly Cloudy

10 mph W

8 AM

51°

Partly Sunny

10 mph W

9 AM

52°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W

10 AM

53°

Sunny

15 mph W

11 AM

54°

Sunny

15 mph W

12 PM

55°

Sunny

15 mph W

1 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph W

2 PM

56°

Sunny

15 mph W

3 PM

56°

Sunny

10 mph W

4 PM

55°

Sunny

10 mph W

Wind on this route

41 mph headwind outbound — expect a 41 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 41 mph from the WNW (300°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

55°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

Exposed + strong wind mixed traffic in 20+ mph wind — gusts near passing vehicles are the hazard.

-4

−

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

-36

−

Quartering headwind 41 mph headwind outbound — expect a 41 mph headwind on the return.

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 45 Clean air

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.