Powhite Park Loop Trail
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 62 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–May, Sep–Nov
- best months
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Powhite Park Loop Trail is a short, easy mountain biking route in Powhite Park, a city-managed park in Virginia. The trail is an out-and-back, about 0.64 miles long, with a low point of 154 feet and a high of 224 feet. It's a quick ride, with only about 62 feet of elevation gain one way. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Richmond show October highs around 71°F and April highs around 70°F, while July averages about 90°F. Pony Pasture, a climbing area, is about 2.1 miles away, and the Dogwood Dell bike trail is about 2.5 miles off. North Bank Trail, another mountain biking route, is about 2.6 miles away. Tuckahoe Creek, a paddling spot, is about 9.3 miles away.
Best time to go · Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Best time to visit Powhite Park Loop Trail
Best months: March–May 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
48° / 29°
10 wet · 2 snow
Feb
52° / 30°
9 wet · 2 snow
Mar
60° / 37°
10 wet · 1 snow
Apr
70° / 46°
11 wet
May
78° / 56°
11 wet
Jun
86° / 65°
10 wet
Jul
90° / 69°
11 wet
Aug
88° / 68°
10 wet
Sep
81° / 61°
9 wet
Oct
71° / 49°
9 wet
Nov
60° / 39°
9 wet
Dec
51° / 32°
10 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Richmond Intl Ap, VA, 11.4 mi away at 164 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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