Hostel Trail
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 84 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Hostel Trail is a short, easy mountain biking route in Fairmount Park, Pennsylvania, set within a cluster of other bike paths. The trail is just 0.19 miles long, and it rises about 29 feet from a low point of 124 feet to a high of 172 feet, which makes it an out-and-back with a gentle climb. The trail is part of a larger network of riding in Fairmount Park, with several other mountain biking routes within about a tenth of a mile, including No Flow, Trolley Trail and Hostel Drop. 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, with July peaking near 89°F. Climbers can find the Martin Luther King Drive Twin Bridges climbing area about 0.3 miles away, and the Tidal Delaware River Water Trail lies about 7 miles off for paddlers.
Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
Best time to visit Hostel Trail
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, 3.5 mi away at 60 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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