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Coastal Highway (DE 1): Lewes to Fenwick Island
Lewes to Fenwick Island
- Distance
- 23 mi
- Riding Time
- 51 min
- Climb
- 105 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Surface
- Paved
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- April to October. Summer weekends are very crowded.
- Fuel
- Fuel is available in Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Bethany Beach and Fenwick Island.
- Watch For
- Heavy beach traffic, pedestrians and cyclists in the towns, sand on the road, and strong crosswinds on the barrier strip and inlet bridge.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
DE 1 runs down the Delaware coast past Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach, then follows a narrow barrier strip between the Atlantic and Rehoboth Bay through Delaware Seashore State Park and over the Indian River Inlet Bridge to Bethany Beach and Fenwick Island.
Stops
- StartLewes
- FinishFenwick Island
Comments
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