East Coast Greenway Complete Route Info

[EdinburghMatt]

Good day folks,

Thanks for taking the time to read. I`m looking into the possibility of cycling the full route in May/June 2017 for a small charity in my hometown in Scotland.

In 2011 I cycled with 3 friends from Los Angeles to New York City in 36 days raising over £15,000.  I would most likely be cycling solo this time.

I`d be interested to ask a few questions or perhaps read blog about someones experience who has rode the full way. Whilst the information on the Greenway.org site is helpful it would be great to hear some first hand thoughts on the route itself.

Have a good day!

Thanks, Matt

[indyfabz]

Haven't ridden the Pennsylvania portion, but having lived most of my life in Philadelphia, I can tell you that there is very little "green" in the Pennsylvania portion of the ECG. In fact, it goes through some areas of the Philadelphia that have heavy traffic and are not all that bike-friendly. South of the Philadelphia, it passes through Chester and Marcus Hook, which are industrial areas. Indeed, Rte. 291 through the Eddystone and Chester areas is literally named "Industrial Highway." I believe the ECG also uses some heavy-traffic roads into the state of Delaware. I would look at ACA's Atlantic Coast route over this portion of the ECG.

[CMajernik]

You also might look at the crazyguyonabike.com website, which has many cycling journals to see if anyone has written about the ECG.

http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/

[EdinburghMatt]

Great. Thanks for your help folks! Toying with this route or the Pacific Highway.

Have a good day! 

[BrianW]

The East Coast Greenway is still fairly new, and not fully completed yet. You'll probably find more info on the ACA's Atlantic Coast Route, which has been around for a lot longer.

For ACA Atlantic Coast journals, see https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/categories/?o=wA&category_id=174&doctype=journal

You might find some other related journals in here: https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/categories/?o=wA&category_id=332&doctype=journal