MD · mixed · mixed

East Coast Greenway (MD)

24.8 mi Out-and-back 322 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.

37 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
58°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

58°F

Cloudy
Wind

37 mph

NW
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 20

PM2.5 · Good

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:40 AM
Sunset

4:57 PM

801 min remaining

Best time today

4 AM looks best — 48°F · 13 mph NW wind · cloudy. 9 AM is a close second (71/100).

4 AM Best

48°

Cloudy

13 mph NW

5 AM

46°

Mostly Cloudy

13 mph NW

6 AM

45°

Mostly Sunny

13 mph NW

7 AM

44°

Sunny

13 mph NW

8 AM

46°

Sunny

13 mph NW

9 AM

49°

Sunny

14 mph NW

10 AM

52°

Sunny

13 mph NW

11 AM

54°

Sunny

14 mph NW

12 PM

55°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph NW

1 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

14 mph W

2 PM

57°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph W

3 PM

58°

Mostly Sunny

16 mph W

4 PM

56°

Mostly Sunny

16 mph W

Wind on this route

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

Currently 37 mph from the NW (310°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 270° · quartering headwind 2.2 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 287° · headwind 2.2 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 317° · headwind 1.9 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 290° · headwind 2.0 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 289° · headwind 2.1 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 232° · crosswind 1.9 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 200° · quartering tailwind 1.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 243° · quartering headwind 1.8 mi

Elevation profile

1162 ft gain 1369 ft loss Max 725' Min 272' 21.4 mi sampled

Score breakdown

58°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

−

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.

AQI 20 Clean air

About this route

Distance: 24.8 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 322 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: 39.5741, -76.3718
OSM: relation 1778673

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.