Scouts Trail
- 0.8 mi
- round trip
- 352 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Oct
- best months
Scouts Trail is a short, easy mountain biking route in Harrison Hills Park in Pennsylvania, about 0.8 miles from the park's center. The trail is an out-and-back, roughly 1.5 miles long, with a total climb of about 350 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.5 miles in, with a grade of about 7 percent. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 74°F and September highs around 78°F, with September also seeing the fewest wet days of the year. Wetlands Trail is about 0.4 miles away, and Woodlands Trail is about 0.8 miles away. For hiking, Spicebush Trail and Creekside Trail are both about 0.9 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Venture Outdoors17 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Wetlands TrailMountain biking0.4 mi
- Woodlands TrailMountain biking0.8 mi
- Spicebush TrailHiking0.9 mi
- Creekside TrailHiking0.9 mi
- Rachel Carson TrailHiking1.1 mi
- Caryn's BoulderRock climbing1.5 mi
- Harrison Hills ParkRock climbing1.5 mi
- Hancock Bend Boat Launch and Recreation AreaCamping10 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Wetlands TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Blue TrailMountain biking · ~22 min drive
- Yellow TrailMountain biking · ~25 min drive
- Scouts TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Gilbert LoopMountain biking · ~27 min drive
- Don Harrison Trail - Blue TrailMountain biking · ~25 min drive
- Wetlands TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Gilbert Trail ExtensionMountain biking · ~27 min drive
- Don Harrison Trail - Blue BlazeMountain biking · ~26 min drive
- Wetlands TrailMountain biking · Next door
Best time to visit Scouts Trail
Best months: June–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
36° / 20°
15 wet
Feb
41° / 21°
13 wet
Mar
49° / 27°
13 wet
Apr
67° / 38°
14 wet
May
74° / 49°
14 wet
Jun
82° / 57°
12 wet
Jul
84° / 62°
12 wet
Aug
84° / 60°
11 wet
Sep
78° / 54°
10 wet
Oct
66° / 43°
12 wet
Nov
52° / 33°
13 wet
Dec
41° / 26°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Schenley Lock 5, PA, 2 mi away at 783 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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