Jump Trail Transition
- 0.1 mi
- round trip
- 58 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov
- best months
Jump Trail Transition is a short, out-and-back mountain biking route in Poor Farm Park, a county-managed property in Virginia. The trail is about 0.28 miles long, with a low point of 141 feet and a high of 218 feet, making it a climb of about 58 feet. It is a hard ride, and it sits within a cluster of other mountain biking spots, so it works well as a connector or a short addition to a longer outing. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Ashland show October highs around 69°F with lows near 48°F, and May highs around 77°F. July is the warmest month, with highs near 87°F. Jumpy and Bermy is about 0.1 mile away, and Big Downhill is about 0.2 mile away. Muscle Loop is about half a mile off. For a change of pace, the Central District climbing area is about 7 miles away.
Best time to go · Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov
Best time to visit Jump Trail Transition
Best months: March–June and August–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
47° / 27°
10 wet · 2 snow
Feb
51° / 29°
9 wet · 2 snow
Mar
60° / 36°
9 wet · 1 snow
Apr
71° / 45°
9 wet
May
77° / 55°
10 wet
Jun
83° / 63°
9 wet
Jul
87° / 68°
9 wet
Aug
85° / 66°
9 wet
Sep
79° / 60°
7 wet
Oct
69° / 48°
8 wet
Nov
59° / 37°
8 wet
Dec
50° / 30°
9 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ashland, VA, 3.6 mi away at 220 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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