Violet Trail
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 161 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Aug–Oct
- best months
Violet Trail is a short, easy mountain biking route in Duff Park in Pennsylvania, about 0.24 miles long and roughly 0.48 miles round trip. The climb is gentle, with a total gain of 161 feet and a steepest grade of about 10% near the start, and the trail runs from a low point of about 940 feet to a high of about 1,037 feet. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 74°F and September highs around 77°F, with September also seeing the fewest wet days of the year. Several other trails sit about 0.2 miles away, including Round Top Trail for hiking and Bloodroot Trail, Forbes Trail and Wake Robin Trail for mountain biking. Beaver Run, a canoeing spot, is about 7 miles off.
Local outfitters
- Venture Outdoors22 mi away
- Ohiopyle Trading Post39 mi away
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Best time to go · Aug–Oct
Best time to visit Violet Trail
Best months: August–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
38° / 22°
15 wet
Feb
41° / 22°
13 wet
Mar
50° / 29°
12 wet
Apr
64° / 39°
13 wet
May
74° / 51°
15 wet
Jun
83° / 59°
14 wet
Jul
86° / 64°
13 wet
Aug
84° / 62°
12 wet
Sep
77° / 55°
10 wet
Oct
65° / 43°
12 wet
Nov
52° / 33°
11 wet
Dec
41° / 27°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Murrysville 2 Sw, PA, 2.9 mi away at 860 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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