Cow Lane
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 25 ft
- climb
- 1,664 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jul–Sep
- best months
Cow Lane is a short cross-country ski route in Pennsylvania, about 2.8 miles from the town of Marvin, New York, just across the state line. The route is rated easy and runs 0.17 miles one way, or about a third of a mile as an out-and-back. The terrain is flat, holding between roughly 1,650 and 1,660 feet in elevation, with only about 25 feet of climbing over the round trip. That makes it an easy stretch to link with other short runs or to use for practice. Winter brings the ski conditions. January at a nearby weather station typically sees highs around 32°F and lows near 16°F, and the route sits a few hundred feet higher than that station, so expect it to run a little cooler. Several other short ski routes sit about 0.1 miles away, including "A" Frame, Schoolyard and Swamp Fox. French Creek, a canoeing spot, is about 9.4 miles off.
Best time to go · Jul–Sep
Best time to visit Cow Lane
Best months: July–September. 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
32° / 16°
20 wet
Feb
34° / 15°
16 wet
Mar
43° / 23°
16 wet
Apr
56° / 34°
14 wet
May
68° / 45°
14 wet
Jun
76° / 54°
13 wet
Jul
80° / 58°
12 wet
Aug
79° / 56°
12 wet
Sep
73° / 49°
12 wet
Oct
61° / 38°
15 wet
Nov
48° / 31°
16 wet
Dec
37° / 23°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Union City Filtration Plant, PA, 11.7 mi away at 1,400 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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