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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.

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.
  • Exposed + wet + windy — on road traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
  • 72°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
  • 21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
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29 Bike commuting
23 Road
30 E-bike
35 Bike-share

Best for bike-share touring today

Route map

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Atmosphere

  • Air temp
    72°F
    Clear
  • Wind
    21 mph
    S
  • Rain
    0%
    Next 24h: 0.01"
  • Humidity
    83%

Surface & daylight

  • Pavement
    wet
    paved surface
  • Sunrise
    6:36 AM
  • Sunset
    7:20 PM
    734 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 70°F · 5 mph S wind · partly sunny.

8 AM Best
70°

Partly Sunny

5 mph S
32
9 AM
74°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW
19
10 AM
77°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW
19
11 AM
80°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
20
12 PM
82°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
15
1 PM
84°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
15
2 PM
85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
15
3 PM
85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW
15
4 PM
86°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph SW
12
5 PM
86°

Mostly Sunny

15 mph SW
12
6 PM
84°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph S
15

Wind on this route

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

Currently 21 mph from the S (190°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

  1. Leg 1 Bearing 86° · crosswind 0.4 mi
  2. Leg 2 Bearing 65° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
  3. Leg 3 Bearing 65° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
  4. Leg 4 Bearing 61° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
  5. Leg 5 Bearing 86° · crosswind 0.4 mi
  6. Leg 6 Bearing 65° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
  7. Leg 7 Bearing 44° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
  8. Leg 8 Bearing 35° · tailwind 0.4 mi

Elevation profile

0'50' 0 mi1 mi2 mi3 mi4 mi4 mi
83 ft gain 60 ft loss Max 43' Min 0' 4.3 mi sampled

Score breakdown

+
72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot
+10
−
Exposed + wet + windy on road traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
-12
−
21 mph wind Noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.
-6
+
Quartering tailwind 21 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.
+3
−
Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
-32

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.

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