Wetland Loop Trail
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 19 ft
- climb
- Mixed
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
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Wetland Loop Trail is a short, flat ride on the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge At Tinicum in southeastern Pennsylvania. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages the land. The route is 0.7 miles out and back, and it lies entirely within the refuge's low-lying wetland country. With only a 19-foot climb and a 19-foot descent, it is rated easy for mountain bikers. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Philadelphia run from highs around 74°F in May to about 67°F in October, while July highs average 88°F. That station sits at nearly the same elevation as the trail. The Turkey Foot Trail is 0.4 miles away and the Tinicum Trail is 0.5 miles away, both within a short ride. Eastwick Trail is 1.1 miles off, and paddlers can take the Little Tinicum Island Circumnavigation, about 2.4 miles away.
Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
Best time to visit Wetland Loop 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, 1.6 mi away at 10 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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