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Schuylkill River Trail - Philadelphia to Mont Clare/Phoenixville

Trail27 km · 17 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Cross County Trail 1.1 mi · 1.8 kmExplore Pennsylvania →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 11–25 °C (52–77 °F)

  1. J4°-4°84
  2. F6°-3°72
  3. M11°1°101
  4. A17°6°102
  5. M23°12°104
  6. J27°17°102
  7. J30°20°121
  8. A29°20°110
  9. S25°16°107
  10. O18°10°97
  11. N12°4°88
  12. D6°-1°97

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 27 km (17 mi) long, Schuylkill River Trail - Philadelphia to Mont Clare/Phoenixville is a trail in Pennsylvania, United States of America. It lies about 1.9 km east of Conshohocken. It connects with Cross County Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
27 km · 17 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Nearest town
1.9 km E of Conshohocken (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania) · GeoNames
Connects to
Cross County Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Pennsylvania
Continent
North America
Route centre
40.0927, -75.3321
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Cross County Trail

1.1 mi · 1.8 km · Pennsylvania

Grand Parade Trail

5.8 mi · 9.3 km · Valley Forge National Historical Park

Joseph Plumb Martin Trail

5.8 mi · 9.3 km · Valley Forge National Historical Park

Bridle Trail

5.9 mi · 9.4 km · Valley Forge National Historical Park

Chapel Trail

5.9 mi · 9.5 km · Valley Forge National Historical Park

Audubon Trail

6.1 mi · 9.8 km · Pennsylvania

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