Tinicum Trail
- 0.1 mi
- round trip
- 10 ft
- climb
- Mixed
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Tinicum Trail is a short mountain biking route on John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge At Tinicum in Pennsylvania, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The trail is rated easy, with a total round trip of about 0.26 miles and essentially no climb, only a 10-foot gain and loss between the low and high points. Spring and fall are the most comfortable seasons. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 74°F and October highs near 67°F, while July averages about 88°F. Nearby options include the Little Tinicum Island Circumnavigation, a canoeing route about 1.4 miles away, and the Turkey Foot Trail and Wetland Loop Trail, both roughly 1.7 miles off. Climbers can head to Crum Woods, about 3.8 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, 3.4 mi away at 10 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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