Washington, DC · separated · mixed

East Coast Greenway (DC/MD Anacostia Alternative)

6.5 mi Out-and-back 52 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 Oct 27, 7:57 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

52°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

61 /100

good

61 Road

63 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

52°F

Clear
Wind

21 mph

NE
Rain

2%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 52

PM2.5 · Moderate
Humidity

82%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

7:29 AM
Sunset

6:14 PM

618 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 50°F · 5 mph N wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (71/100).

8 AM Best

50°

Sunny

5 mph N

9 AM

54°

Sunny

5 mph NE

10 AM

59°

Sunny

6 mph NE

11 AM

64°

Sunny

6 mph NE

12 PM

66°

Sunny

5 mph NE

1 PM

68°

Sunny

5 mph NE

2 PM

70°

Sunny

3 mph NE

3 PM

70°

Sunny

3 mph NE

4 PM

70°

Sunny

3 mph NE

5 PM

69°

Sunny

5 mph E

Wind on this route

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

Currently 21 mph from the N (360°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 105° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 123° · quartering tailwind 0.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 83° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 59° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 64° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 50° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 35° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 8° · headwind 0.6 mi

Elevation profile

113 ft gain 133 ft loss Max 59' Min -7' 5.1 mi sampled

Score breakdown

52°F air Right in road cycling's sweet spot

+10

−

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

-6

−

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

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 52 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.

-3

About this route

Distance: 6.5 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 52 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: NCN · route ECG
Operator: East Coast Greenway Alliance
Start: 38.8720, -77.0174
City hub: Washington, DC
OSM: relation 13327825

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.