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 Jun 13, 10:21 AM ET

Today's verdict

Skip today — the bike can wait.

33 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.

18 /100

skip

18 Road

45 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

33 mph

NW
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

45%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

5:33 AM
Sunset

8:30 PM

610 min remaining

Best time today

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

11 AM

80°

Sunny

5 mph NW

12 PM

82°

Sunny

5 mph NW

1 PM

83°

Sunny

5 mph NW

2 PM

84°

Sunny

5 mph W

3 PM Best

86°

Sunny

5 mph W

4 PM

87°

Sunny

5 mph W

5 PM

87°

Sunny

5 mph W

6 PM

85°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W

7 PM

84°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W

8 PM

82°

Mostly Clear

5 mph W

Wind on this route

33 mph crosswind — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 33 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

81°F air Within comfort range, outside ideal

-3

−

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

-4

−

33 mph wind Gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.

-36

−

Strong crosswind 33 mph crosswind — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

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.