Wilmington, DE · mixed · mixed

East Coast Greenway (DE)

7.6 mi Out-and-back 318 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

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

25 mph wind — strong — plan for slow outbound if wind is against you.
52°F air — right in road cycling's sweet spot

46 /100

46 Road

53 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

25 mph

N
Rain

2%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Air quality

AQI 56

PM2.5 · Moderate
Humidity

82%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

7:24 AM
Sunset

6:06 PM

610 min remaining

Best time today

8 AM looks best — 52°F · 5 mph N wind · sunny. 9 AM is a close second (71/100).

8 AM Best

52°

Sunny

5 mph N

9 AM

54°

Sunny

5 mph NE

10 AM

57°

Sunny

5 mph NE

11 AM

60°

Sunny

5 mph NE

12 PM

62°

Sunny

5 mph NE

1 PM

63°

Sunny

5 mph NE

2 PM

65°

Sunny

5 mph N

3 PM

65°

Sunny

5 mph N

4 PM

65°

Sunny

5 mph NE

5 PM

65°

Sunny

5 mph NE

Wind on this route

25 mph crosswind — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 25 mph from the N (350°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 291° · quartering headwind 0.6 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 272° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 252° · crosswind 0.6 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 255° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 296° · quartering headwind 0.4 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 283° · quartering headwind 0.5 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 243° · crosswind 0.5 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 248° · crosswind 0.6 mi

Elevation profile

339 ft gain 322 ft loss Max 289' Min 16' 5.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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

+10

−

Exposed + strong wind mixed traffic in 20+ mph wind — gusts near passing vehicles are the hazard.

-4

−

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

-18

−

Strong crosswind 25 mph crosswind — expect a 25 mph headwind on the return.

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

AQI 56 Moderate air — fine for shorter commutes, cut intervals short.

-3

About this route

Distance: 7.6 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 318 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: mixed
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: NCN · route ECG
Operator: East Coast Greenway Alliance
Start: 39.7749, -75.4816
City hub: Wilmington, DE
OSM: relation 1780661

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.