Philadelphia, PA · mixed · mixed

East Coast Greenway (PA)

10.8 mi Out-and-back 85 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

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

21 mph wind — noticeable — pacing will shift with the wind.

48 /100

48 Road

63 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

80°F

Clear
Wind

21 mph

NW
Rain

0%

Next 24h: 0.00"
Humidity

44%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

dry

mixed surface
Sunrise

5:30 AM
Sunset

8:29 PM

609 min remaining

Best time today

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

11 AM

82°

Sunny

5 mph NW

12 PM

84°

Sunny

5 mph NW

1 PM Best

86°

Sunny

5 mph NW

2 PM

87°

Sunny

5 mph NW

3 PM

88°

Sunny

5 mph NW

4 PM

90°

Sunny

5 mph NW

5 PM

90°

Sunny

10 mph NW

6 PM

88°

Clear

5 mph NW

7 PM

87°

Mostly Clear

5 mph NW

Wind on this route

21 mph crosswind — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 21 mph from the NW (315°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a crosswind.

Leg 1 Bearing 235° · crosswind 0.9 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 235° · crosswind 1.0 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 216° · crosswind 0.8 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 211° · crosswind 0.7 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 261° · quartering headwind 0.7 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 262° · quartering headwind 0.8 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 244° · crosswind 1.0 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 182° · quartering tailwind 0.8 mi

Elevation profile

103 ft gain 162 ft loss Max 79' Min -7' 8.7 mi sampled

Score breakdown

80°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

−

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

-6

−

Strong crosswind 21 mph crosswind — expect a 21 mph headwind on the return.

-3

Pavement: dry Clean dry pavement — maximum grip.

About this route

Distance: 10.8 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 85 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: 40.0493, -74.9987
City hub: Philadelphia, PA
OSM: relation 13429405

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.