No Flow
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 280 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
No Flow is a short, moderate mountain biking ride in Fairmount Park, Pennsylvania, about half a mile from the Fairmount Park trail network. The route is an out-and-back of roughly 0.9 miles, with a high point of 145 feet and a low of 100 feet. The climb is brief, with an elevation gain of 25 feet, and the steepest stretch comes early, about 0.12 miles in, with an 8% grade. 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 near 68°F, while July peaks around 89°F and January highs sit near 42°F. The route sits among a cluster of other mountain biking trails. The Trolley Trail, Hostel Trail and Mickey Mouse all lie about 0.1 mile away. Climbers can find the Martin Luther King Drive Twin Bridges about 0.4 mile off.
Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
Best time to visit No Flow
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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