Hank's Trail
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 50 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Aug–Oct
- best months
Hank's Trail is a short, easy mountain biking route in Pleasant Valley Park in Pennsylvania, about 0.2 miles from the park's center. The trail is an out-and-back, roughly 0.46 miles long, with a high point of about 1,129 feet and a low of about 1,115 feet. The climb is back-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.16 miles in, and the total gain and loss are each about 50 feet. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 74°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 Chestnut Trail and the Red Maple Trail are each about 0.1 miles away, and the Hemlock Trail is about the same distance. The White Oak Trail, a hike, is about 0.3 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Venture Outdoors22 mi away
- Ohiopyle Trading Post39 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Chestnut TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Red Maple TrailMountain biking0.1 mi
- Hemlock TrailMountain biking0.1 mi
- Cheeky Chipmunk TrailMountain biking0.2 mi
- White Oak TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Zoey TrailMountain biking0.4 mi
- Hornbeam TrailMountain biking0.4 mi
- Beaver RunCanoeing8.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Red Maple TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Zoey TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Coronary TrailMountain biking · ~2 min drive
- Hemlock TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Gilbert Trail ExtensionMountain biking · ~4 min drive
- Hank's TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Gilbert LoopMountain biking · ~4 min drive
- Cheeky Chipmunk TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Sawyer TrailMountain biking · ~7 min drive
- Hank's TrailMountain biking · Next door
Best time to visit Hank's Trail
Best months: August–October. 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
38° / 22°
15 wet
Feb
41° / 22°
13 wet
Mar
50° / 29°
12 wet
Apr
64° / 39°
13 wet
May
74° / 51°
15 wet
Jun
83° / 59°
14 wet
Jul
86° / 64°
13 wet
Aug
84° / 62°
12 wet
Sep
77° / 55°
10 wet
Oct
65° / 43°
12 wet
Nov
52° / 33°
11 wet
Dec
41° / 27°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Murrysville 2 Sw, PA, 2.1 mi away at 860 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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