Pennsylvania · Mountain biking

Trolley Trail

0.5 mi
round trip
125 ft
climb
Singletrack
surface
Out and back
route
Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
best months

Clear at last check

Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 12 h ago

Trolley Trail is a short, easy mountain biking route in Fairmount Park in Pennsylvania, about half a mile from the park's center. The trail is a front-loaded out-and-back, roughly a mile long, with a high point of about 226 feet and a low of about 126 feet. The climb is gentle, with the steepest stretch at about 5% grade near the start, and the total gain is about 125 feet. 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, while July peaks near 89°F and January averages about 42°F. Brass Monkey and Cabbage Patch sit about 0.1 mile away, and Short Sampler is about 0.2 mile off. Climbers can head to Martin Luther King Drive Twin Bridges, roughly 1.3 miles away.

  • Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov

    Best time to visit Trolley 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.

    1. Jan

      42° / 28°

      11 wet · 3 snow

    2. Feb

      45° / 30°

      9 wet · 2 snow

    3. Mar

      53° / 36°

      10 wet · 1 snow

    4. Apr

      66° / 46°

      12 wet

    5. May

      76° / 56°

      12 wet

    6. Jun

      85° / 66°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      89° / 71°

      10 wet

    8. Aug

      87° / 70°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      80° / 63°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      68° / 51°

      9 wet

    11. Nov

      56° / 41°

      9 wet

    12. 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 mi away at 60 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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