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 Aug 11, 1:23 AM ET

Today's verdict

Thunderstorms in the forecast — lightning and cyclists are a bad combination.

Thunderstorms — lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
72°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot
17 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

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Best for road cycling 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

17 mph

W
Rain

36%

Next 24h: 0.25"
Humidity

88%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:18 AM
Sunset

8:08 PM

1126 min remaining

Best time today

2 AM looks best — 76°F · 3 mph W wind · mostly cloudy. 3 AM is a close second (25/100).

2 AM Best

76°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph W

3 AM

75°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph W

4 AM

75°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph W

5 AM

75°

Mostly Cloudy

3 mph W

6 AM

75°

Partly Sunny

2 mph SW

7 AM

75°

Partly Sunny

2 mph SW

8 AM

77°

Partly Sunny

3 mph NW

9 AM

79°

Mostly Sunny

6 mph W

10 AM

82°

Mostly Sunny

5 mph W

11 AM

84°

Partly Sunny

5 mph W

12 PM

86°

Partly Sunny

7 mph W

1 PM

88°

Partly Sunny

7 mph W

2 PM

88°

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

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3 PM

89°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

—

4 PM

90°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

8 mph W

—

5 PM

88°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

8 mph W

—

6 PM

87°

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

8 mph NW

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7 PM

85°

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

7 mph NW

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Wind on this route

17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 17 mph from the SW (220°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a tailwind.

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

Elevation profile

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

Score breakdown

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

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

-6

Tailwind on this route 17 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 17 mph headwind on the return.

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Thunderstorms Lightning and cyclists do not mix — get off the road before they arrive.

-45

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Pavement: wet Wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.

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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.