Hiking, Fitness & Social Events

NOTE: This event will begin PROMPTLY at 1:30pm.

We will walk about 7 miles starting at the Rockwood Museum. We will head up Talley Road, through Weldin Ridge, onto the Northern Delaware Greenway Trail, pass a golf course to the Can-Do Playground, and then over to Alapocas Woods and back to Rockwood Park.

This course is all on paved asphalt and has mostly rolling hills. However, Talley Road is a long steep climb.

We will meet in the FIRST parking lot. Parking is FREE.

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http://www.nccde.org/431/Rockwood-Park-Museum

Please do not rely solely on GPS coordinates as they are not always correct.

From I-95, take the Marsh road exit.
*Turn Right on Carr road.
*Turn right on Washington Street extension.
Go 1/4 mile and enter Rockwood Museum on right.

Joseph Shipley, a Quaker merchant banker, built Rockwood between 1851 and 1854. Its Gothic Revival architecture and enchanting landscape were designed to reflect the beauty of an English country estate.

We will do two laps around for a total of 3.5-miles. If you would like do 1.75-miles, you can stop after the first lap. This is an asphalt trail, mostly flat with a few minor hills.

We will meet at Delcastle Recreational Area Parking lot at the entrance on McKennans Church road near Duncan Road.

Please do not rely solely on GPS coordinates as they are sometimes incorrect.

Walk will begin PROMPTLY at 6:30pm.

We will meet about a block before the front of the Delaware Art Museum on Kentmere Parkway.

Join us for a 3 mile walk from the art museum to the Brandywine Zoo. We will walk around part of the Brandywine River before heading back to the art museum.

This walk is all on paved surfaces and has some hills.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:

Please do not rely solely on GPS navigation as they are not always correct

From Pennsylvania Avenue in Wilmington, turn onto Bancroft Parkway.

Turn left on Kentmere Parkway and park before the Delaware Art Museum (closer to Bancroft Pkwy), 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19806.
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NOTE: Start time is 10am.

Meeting Place
We will meet in the parking lot at the intersection of 3rd street and South street, right across from the tennis courts. The address for the tennis courts is:
305 South Street
New Castle, DE

Join us for a beautiful, 3-6 mile scenic walk along the edge of the Delaware River. This is an easy, flat, paved asphalt trail. This is definitely a course appropriate for beginners.

The first 3 miles will be out and back, along the Delaware River, where we will then return to the parking lot.

The last 3 miles will be on the Jack Markell Trail, heading north towards the Wilmington Riverfront.

From route 141 south: Turn left on route 9.

Travel 1/4 miles and turn right on South street. Parking lot is 1/4 mile straight ahead.