VA · on road · mixed

East Coast Greenway (VA)

41.8 mi Out-and-back 502 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 Sep 11, 4:50 PM 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.
33 mph wind — gusty and hazardous on exposed bridges and overpasses.
Pavement: wet — wet during the likely ride window — reduced braking, road spray, limited visibility to drivers.
Exposed + wet + windy — on road traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.
87°F air — above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°f). heat acclimation required.
156 min of daylight — you need at least 188 min. lights required for this ride.

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Route map

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Atmosphere

Air temp

87°F

Partly Cloudy
Wind

33 mph

N
Rain

49%

Next 24h: 0.18"
Humidity

57%

Surface & daylight

Pavement

wet

mixed surface
Sunrise

6:49 AM
Sunset

7:25 PM

156 min remaining

Best time today

Every remaining hour today is flagged hazardous. Save it for tomorrow.

Wind on this route

33 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.

Currently 33 mph from the NNE (30°). Relative to this ride's overall bearing, a quartering tailwind.

Leg 1 Bearing 237° · tailwind 2.5 mi
Leg 2 Bearing 232° · tailwind 2.4 mi
Leg 3 Bearing 213° · tailwind 2.4 mi
Leg 4 Bearing 264° · quartering tailwind 2.3 mi
Leg 5 Bearing 179° · quartering tailwind 2.1 mi
Leg 6 Bearing 146° · quartering tailwind 2.1 mi
Leg 7 Bearing 161° · quartering tailwind 2.4 mi
Leg 8 Bearing 218° · tailwind 1.6 mi

Elevation profile

1322 ft gain 1104 ft loss Max 476' Min 174' 37.3 mi sampled

Score breakdown

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87°F air Above road cycling's comfort zone (28–85°F). Heat acclimation required.

-4

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Exposed + wet + windy on road traffic in wet windy conditions — visibility and handling margin drop together.

-12

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

-36

Quartering tailwind 33 mph tailwind outbound — expect a 33 mph headwind on the return.

−

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.

-32

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156 min of daylight You need at least 188 min. Lights required for this ride.

-4

About this route

Distance: 41.8 mi one-way (double for round-trip)
Elevation gain: 502 ft
Surface: mixed
Shape: Out-and-back
Traffic exposure: on road
Activities: road cycling · e bike
Cycle network: NCN · route ECG
Operator: East Coast Greenway Alliance
Start: 36.9381, -77.7427
OSM: relation 1779889

Description sourced from the Wikipedia summary.