Silver Lake Trail
Photo: 123 Chroma Pixels, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 3.1 mi
- loop
- 10 ft
- climb
- 30 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov
- best months
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Silver Lake Trail is a short, easy loop hike in New Jersey, about 0.3 miles from Bath Addition, Pennsylvania. The trail is 3.1 miles long, with a total elevation gain of about 10 feet, so it's a low-effort outing that works well as a quick walk or a warm-up before a longer outing. The route is a loop, and the climb is gentle. The steepest part comes at about the 1-mile mark, with a grade of about 5 percent. The trail starts and ends near 27 feet, with the high point at about 30 feet. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Neshaminy Falls, Pennsylvania weather station show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 77°F, with September also seeing the fewest wet days of the year. Several other trails sit close by. The D&L Trail is about 0.7 miles away and the Green Trail about a mile. The Delaware River Heritage Trail is roughly 4.5 miles off, and Pennypack Park, a climbing area in Pennsylvania, is about 10 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Bartram's Garden22 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
D&l TrailHikingPhoto: 123 Chroma Pixels, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.7 mi- Green TrailHiking1 mi
- Delaware River Heritage TrailHiking4.5 mi
- Meadow Perimeter TrailHiking6.7 mi
- Meadow TrailHiking6.8 mi
- Insectarium BoulderRock climbing9.2 mi
- Geocache BoulderRock climbing9.9 mi
- Pennypack ParkRock climbing10 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
D&l TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: 123 Chroma Pixels, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Blue TrailHiking · ~16 min drivePhoto: James Loesch, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Red TrailHiking · ~13 min drive
- PNE TrailHiking · ~13 min drive
Blue BlazeHiking · ~18 min drivePhoto: mbtrama, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Riverline TrailHiking · ~19 min drivePhoto: Orest U, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Green TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- Blue TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- Burlington Riverfront PromenadeHiking · ~3 min drive
- Delaware River Heritage TrailHiking · ~8 min drive
Best time to visit Silver Lake Trail
Best months: April–June and August–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
39° / 22°
11 wet
Feb
42° / 23°
10 wet
Mar
51° / 29°
11 wet
Apr
63° / 40°
11 wet
May
72° / 50°
11 wet
Jun
81° / 60°
10 wet
Jul
86° / 65°
10 wet
Aug
84° / 63°
9 wet
Sep
77° / 56°
8 wet
Oct
66° / 44°
9 wet
Nov
55° / 33°
9 wet
Dec
44° / 26°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Neshaminy Falls, PA, 5.7 mi away at 40 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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