Philadelphia, PA · on road · paved

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

4.5 mi Out-and-back 62 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.
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.

16 /100

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22 Bike commuting

16 Road

23 E-bike

28 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

72°F

Clear
Wind

21 mph

SW
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 — 72°F · 5 mph S wind · partly sunny.

8 AM Best

72°

Partly Sunny

5 mph S

9 AM

75°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

10 AM

77°

Partly Sunny

5 mph SW

11 AM

80°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

12 PM

82°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

1 PM

83°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

2 PM

85°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

3 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

4 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

5 PM

86°

Mostly Sunny

10 mph SW

6 PM

85°

Partly Cloudy

10 mph S

Wind on this route

21 mph headwind 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 headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 125° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 158° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 220° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 215° · headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 227° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 249° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 267° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 245° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi

Elevation profile

73 ft gain 96 ft loss Max 43' Min 0' 4.2 mi sampled

Score breakdown

72°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

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Exposed + wet + windy on road traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.

-12

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

-6

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

-4

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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: 4.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 62 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: 39.8976, -75.2525
City hub: Philadelphia, PA
OSM: relation 13430000

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.