Snowshoe Trail
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 82 ft
- climb
- 1,684 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jul–Sep
- best months
Snowshoe Trail is a short, out-and-back cross-country ski route in Pennsylvania, about 0.28 miles long and rising about 25 feet from its low point of 1,646 feet to a high of 1,684 feet. The trail is a small, low-elevation outing, with a total climb of 82 feet and a steepest grade of about 2% at roughly 0.22 miles in. The nearest town is Marvin, New York, about 2.5 miles away. The trail sits among a cluster of other cross-country ski routes, including North Field, South Field and Miss T's Ridge, all within about 0.1 mile. Jim's Hunt is about 0.2 miles off. Winter is the natural season for snowshoeing here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 32°F with lows near 16°F, while December and February run slightly colder. The station sits about 284 feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the trail run a little cooler.
Best time to go · Jul–Sep
Best time to visit Snowshoe Trail
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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