Staying Home Sucks, home
2025-08-31 09 00 57 View southeast along the Galbraith Gap Trail within Rothrock State Forest in Harris Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Near Hamer Bike Park, 2 km away. Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Hamer Bike Park

Mountain bike area · United States

Is it worth the trip?

79Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 9: Rain before today is not known, Air 8 °C, Wind 23 km/h

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 69 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
20°C

Wed 4 · 69 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
21°C

Thu 5 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
3.2 mm
Rain
4 mm
Air
20°C

Fri 6 · 76 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
7.2 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
19°C

Sat 7 · 76 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
4 mm
Rain
0.6 mm
Air
19°C

Sun 8 · 86 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.6 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
14°C

Mon 9 · 91 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
1.2 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
8°C

Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 369, good
  2. Wed 469, good
  3. Thu 561, good
  4. Fri 676, good
  5. Sat 776, good
  6. Sun 886, good
  7. Mon 991, good
  8. Tue 1095, good
  9. Wed 1191, good
  10. Thu 1295, good

The spot in four facts

  • 54 routesmapped within 10 km
  • Bike parkor trail centre
  • Up to S5Singletrail scale
  • Best in Jul6 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Hamer Bike Park
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Tue 3Nov*69, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm20°C
Wed 4Nov*69, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm21°C
Thu 5Nov*61, goodUnknown3.2 mm4 mm20°C
Fri 6Nov*76, goodUnknown7.2 mm0 mm19°C
Sat 7Nov*76, goodUnknown4 mm0.6 mm19°C
Sun 8Nov*86, goodUnknown0.6 mm0 mm14°C
Mon 9Nov*91, goodUnknown1.2 mm0 mm8°C
Tue 10Nov*95, goodUnknown0.6 mm0 mm13°C
Wed 11Nov*91, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm8°C
Thu 12Nov*95, goodUnknown0 mm0 mm11°C

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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Photos of Hamer Bike Park

2025-08-31 09 07 25 View east up Galbraith Gap Run from the Galbraith Gap Trail within Rothrock State Forest in Harris Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Near Hamer Bike Park, 2 km away. Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Hamer Bike Park

54 mountain bike routes mapped. A bike park or trail centre is mapped here. Hardest trail: S5 on the Singletrail scale. Best from Mar to Oct. The nearest town to stay in is State College.

  • Routes 54 mountain bike routes mapped.
  • Bike park Bike park or trail centre
  • Hardest Hardest trail: S5 on the Singletrail scale.

From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.

Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,160–US$2,120 each

about US$1,160–US$2,120 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, bike hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to SCE, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$141–US$289
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$27–US$40
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Bike hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$302–US$570
Totalabout US$1,160–US$2,120

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: State College

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State College

about 15 min by car · 74 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 74 places to stay in State College · Booking.com

About State College its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 4h 15m

About 4h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → SCE, direct, then 30 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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