Tinicum Trail
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 19 ft
- climb
- Gravel Road
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Tinicum Trail is a short, flat mountain biking route inside John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge At Tinicum, in Pennsylvania, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The trail is an easy, out-and-back ride of about 0.9 miles, with a near-zero elevation gain and a high point of about 12 feet. The route is essentially flat, and the start and finish sit at about the same elevation. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from the nearby Philadelphia airport weather station put May highs around 74°F and October highs around 67°F, while July highs reach about 88°F. Several other trails lie within a few miles. Turkey Foot Trail and Wetland Loop Trail are both about 2 miles away, and Little Tinicum Island Circumnavigation, a canoeing route, is about 1.5 miles off. Climbers can head to Crum Woods, roughly 3.5 miles away.
Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
Best time to visit Tinicum 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
41° / 26°
11 wet · 4 snow
Feb
44° / 28°
10 wet · 4 snow
Mar
53° / 34°
11 wet · 2 snow
Apr
65° / 44°
11 wet
May
74° / 54°
11 wet
Jun
83° / 64°
10 wet
Jul
88° / 70°
10 wet
Aug
86° / 68°
9 wet
Sep
79° / 61°
9 wet
Oct
67° / 49°
9 wet
Nov
56° / 39°
9 wet
Dec
46° / 31°
11 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Philadelphia Intl Ap, PA, 3.8 mi away at 10 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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