Woodpecker Trail
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 202 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Aug–Oct
- best months
Woodpecker Trail is a short, out-and-back mountain biking route in Hilltop Park in Pennsylvania, about 0.18 miles long with a total elevation gain of 202 feet. The climb is steep at the start, with a 11% grade at about 0.08 miles, and the trail reaches a high point of 1,065 feet before returning to a low of 964 feet. The most comfortable months for riding are typically late spring and 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 close by. Noah Trail and Goldfinch Trail are each about 0.1 miles away, and Trolley Path is about 0.2 miles away. Tinker's Run Trail, a hike, is about 0.9 miles away.
Best time to go · Aug–Oct
Best time to visit Woodpecker 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, 5.5 mi away at 860 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Goldfinch Trail
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0.32-mile hard singletrack out and back in Pennsylvania with 191 ft gain.
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Trolley Path
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0.46-mile easy singletrack out-and-back with 177 ft gain in Pennsylvania
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0.20-mile out-and-back singletrack in Pennsylvania with 106 ft gain
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Waterfall Trail
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