Philadelphia, PA · on road · paved

East Coast Greenway (PA on-road Heinz Refuge alternate northbound)

4.5 mi Out-and-back 82 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 Jul 12, 11:08 AM ET

Today's verdict

Marginal conditions — get the road bike out if you have to.

Headwind on this route — 21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

43 /100

44 Bike commuting

43 Road

58 E-bike

63 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring 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

82°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

21 mph

E
Rain

1%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

55%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

paved surface
Sunrise

5:42 AM
Sunset

8:30 PM

562 min remaining

Best time today

12 PM looks best — 81°F · 5 mph E wind · sunny. 1 PM is a close second (61/100).

12 PM Best

81°

Sunny

5 mph E

1 PM

83°

Sunny

5 mph E

2 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph E

3 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SE

4 PM

84°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph SE

5 PM

85°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SE

6 PM

83°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph SE

7 PM

82°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph SE

8 PM

80°

Partly Cloudy

5 mph SE

Wind on this route

21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the ENE (60°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 86° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 65° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 65° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 61° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 86° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 65° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 44° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 35° · headwind 0.4 mi

Elevation profile

83 ft gain 60 ft loss Max 43' Min 0' 4.3 mi sampled

Score breakdown

82°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

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

-4

−

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

-6

−

Headwind on this route 21 mph headwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

-8

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 4.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 82 ft
Surface: paved
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: on road
Activities: road cycling · e bike · commuting · bike share-touring
Cycle network: NCN · route ECG
Operator: East Coast Greenway Alliance
Start: 39.8667, -75.3007
City hub: Philadelphia, PA
OSM: relation 13430001

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.