Washington, DC · mostly separated · mixed

East Coast Greenway (DC)

4.3 mi Out-and-back 59 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 Jun 13, 10:21 AM ET

Today's verdict

Workable day to get the road bike out.

61 /100

good

61 Road

73 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

82°F

Clear
Wind

6 mph

NW
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

42%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

5:42 AM
Sunset

8:34 PM

614 min remaining

Best time today

2 PM looks best — 86°F · 5 mph NW wind · sunny. 11 AM is a close second (61/100).

11 AM

82°

Sunny

5 mph N

12 PM

85°

Sunny

5 mph NW

1 PM

85°

Sunny

5 mph NW

2 PM Best

86°

Sunny

5 mph NW

3 PM

88°

Sunny

6 mph W

4 PM

88°

Sunny

6 mph W

5 PM

88°

Sunny

6 mph W

6 PM

89°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W

7 PM

87°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W

8 PM

85°

Partly Cloudy

3 mph W

Wind on this route

Light crosswind (6 mph).

Currently 6 mph from the NW (315°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 237° · crosswind 0.4 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 246° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 269° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 278° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 280° · quartering headwind 0.3 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 270° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 215° · crosswind 0.3 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 253° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi

Elevation profile

80 ft gain 155 ft loss Max 69' Min -3' 3.8 mi sampled

Score breakdown

82°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 4.3 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 59 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mostly separated
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: NCN · route ECG
Operator: East Coast Greenway Alliance
Start: 38.8951, -77.0090
City hub: Washington, DC
OSM: relation 13447374

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.