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 Sep 11, 4:50 PM ET

Today's verdict

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

29 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.

39 /100

39 Road

59 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

81°F

Clear
Wind

29 mph

NE
Rain

6%

Next 24h: 0.07"
Humidity

58%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:45 AM
Sunset

7:23 PM

154 min remaining

Best time today

5 PM looks best — 82°F · 5 mph NE wind · mostly cloudy. 6 PM is a close second (61/100).

5 PM Best

82°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph NE

6 PM

81°

Mostly Cloudy

5 mph E

Wind on this route

29 mph headwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 29 mph from the NNE (30°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering headwind.

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

81°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

29 mph wind Strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.

-18

−

Quartering headwind 29 mph headwind outbound — expect a 29 mph headwind on the return.

-4

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

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.