Ca$h Money
- 0.1 mi
- round trip
- 89 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Ca$h Money is a short, back-loaded mountain biking climb in Fairmount Park in Pennsylvania, set within a cluster of trails that sit about 0.1 mile from one another. The route is an out-and-back of about 0.22 miles, with a total elevation gain of 89 feet and a high point of 145 feet. The climb is steepest at about 0.05 miles, with a grade of 4 percent, and the route is rated moderate. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 68°F, while July peaks near 89°F and January highs sit around 42°F. Quarry Loop, Rose and John Brown are all within about 0.1 mile, and the Martin Luther King Drive Twin Bridges climbing area is about half a mile away.
Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
Best time to visit Ca$h Money
Best months: April–June and September–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
42° / 28°
11 wet · 3 snow
Feb
45° / 30°
9 wet · 2 snow
Mar
53° / 36°
10 wet · 1 snow
Apr
66° / 46°
12 wet
May
76° / 56°
12 wet
Jun
85° / 66°
11 wet
Jul
89° / 71°
10 wet
Aug
87° / 70°
9 wet
Sep
80° / 63°
9 wet
Oct
68° / 51°
9 wet
Nov
56° / 41°
9 wet
Dec
46° / 33°
11 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Phila Franklin Inst, PA, 3.2 mi away at 60 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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