Is Shingle Path dry and rideable today? Here is the current mud, dust, and snow read, the 10-day forecast, and the best time to ride, refreshed every morning.
0.39" rain Wed; SW-facing loam; rain Sun → softening
Shingle Path is a mountain bike trail in the State College & Rothrock area of Pennsylvania. This page tracks its current riding conditions, whether it's hero dirt, dusty, soft, or too muddy to ride, alongside the ten-day outlook and the best time of day to ride. We build the read from real weather, soil, terrain, and snowpack data and refresh it every morning, so you can decide what to ride before you load up the bike.
The best window to ride Shingle Path today is 6 AM–8 PM, when it is coolest and the dirt is at its best. We read this from real hourly weather at trail elevation, heat, tree shade, and wind, and refresh it every morning.
Conditions change daily. The live reading at the top of this page shows whether Shingle Path is hero dirt, tacky, soft, or too muddy to ride today, refreshed every morning from local weather, soil, and terrain data.
Today, the best window to ride Shingle Path is the cooler 6 AM–8 PM stretch. It shifts with heat, shade, and how wet the dirt is. Open the live forecast to see the recommended time of day to ride Shingle Path today and across the next ten days. Open the live forecast →
This page carries the live weather that drives Shingle Path's trail conditions, temperature, rain, and snow at trail elevation, today through the next ten days. Because Shingle Path tops out around 2,274 ft, its weather runs cooler and wetter than the nearby town, which is why we read conditions at the trail rather than the valley. See the 10-day weather →
It comes down to recent moisture. Shingle Path rides as hero dirt when the soil holds a little moisture and turns dusty and loose once it dries out or sees heavy traffic. The live reading at the top of this page shows today's dirt quality, hero dirt, tacky, dusty, or soft, refreshed every morning.
Shingle Path is about 1.6 mi, sitting between 1,467–2,274 ft. It is a mountain bike trail in the State College & Rothrock area of Pennsylvania. See the elevation profile →
Shingle Path is a mountain bike trail in the State College & Rothrock area of Pennsylvania, between about 1,467–2,274 ft. Open the live map for the trailhead location, a GPX download, and today's conditions. Open the live map →
Yes. Use the Download GPX button on this page to save a GPX track of Shingle Path, built from real OpenStreetMap trail geometry and ready for your GPS unit, bike computer, or phone. The live map also has the trailhead and today's conditions. Download GPX →
Shingle Path is mostly loam soil, which drains at a moderate pace. That is a big part of why the live mud reading reacts the way it does after rain, and why some nearby trails dry out faster than others.
Shingle Path tops out around 2,274 ft. Higher Pennsylvania trails hold snow later into spring, so this page tracks snow coverage and the estimated melt-out alongside the dry-dirt read. Check the current reading and the 10-day outlook before you head up. See the 10-day outlook →