Dennison Run Trail
- 0.1 mi
- round trip
- 24 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Jul–Sep
- best months
Dennison Run Trail is a short, easy mountain biking route in Clear Creek State Forest in Pennsylvania, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The trail is an out-and-back that covers about 0.26 miles, with a high point of 1,423 feet and a low of 1,409 feet. The climb is flat, and the total elevation gain and loss are each about 24 feet, so the ride stays nearly level from start to finish. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Franklin, PA, show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 74°F, with July the warmest month at about 83°F. That station sits roughly 400 feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the route run a little cooler. Kennerdell Trail is about 0.3 miles away, and Ridge Trail is about 0.9 miles off. River Trail and Blunder Trail are each about 1.2 miles from the route.
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Best time to go · Jul–Sep
Best time to visit Dennison Run Trail
Best months: July–September. 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
34° / 18°
17 wet
Feb
36° / 19°
15 wet
Mar
46° / 25°
15 wet
Apr
60° / 35°
14 wet
May
71° / 46°
14 wet
Jun
79° / 56°
13 wet
Jul
83° / 60°
12 wet
Aug
81° / 58°
12 wet
Sep
74° / 52°
12 wet
Oct
61° / 41°
14 wet
Nov
49° / 32°
15 wet
Dec
38° / 24°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Franklin, PA, 9.4 mi away at 1,015 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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