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Brandywine
Creek State Park
Wilmington, DE-The
lovely Brandywine
Creek weaves its way
through Chester County,
Pennsylvania, and
Delaware to join the
Delaware River. Along
the way the creek
has created a valley
of stunning natural
beauty. Rolling hillsides,
charming fieldstone
houses, back-country
roads, and rural open
lands, all contribute
to the charm of this
lovely area. Hiking
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Middle
Run Natural Area
Newark, DE-As you
ride through the park,
you'll appreciate
the well-marked and
well-maintained trails,
as well as the handy
wooden footbridges.
You can thank New
Castle County and
a number of private
local groups for these.
The park system has
received a number
of awards for the
Middle Run Natural
Area--and deservedly
so. Hiking
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CRABS
Challenge
Rehoboth Beach, DE-Smell
the salty air and
feel the seashore
breezes as the Come
Ride Around the Bays
of Sussex (CRABS)
Challenge take you
on a scenic tour of
the bays of Sussex
County. You will see
some of Delaware's
most interesting wildlife
as the bays form the
northernmost portion
of the pelican's annual
middle-to-late-June
Delaware migration
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Cape
Henlopen State Park
Loop
Lewes, DE-Cape Henlopen
is in Sussex County,
Delaware, along the
Atlantic coast, 1
mile east of Lewes
and about 135 miles
from Washington, DC.
On a half-day hike
on the park's trails
and shorelines, you
can wander in the
shade of a pine forest;
see bitterns, rails,
and herons wading
in a salt marsh; explore
World War II bunkers
and observation towers
in the sand dunes
Hiking
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Delaware-Pennsylvania
Hill-Climbing Cruise
Wooddale, DE-This
hilly, challenging
ride along less traveled
roads offers lovely
forest and wooded
area scenery, with
many old homes with
lots of historical
character. You'll
wander on backroads
that the developers
have not yet discovered,
as you ride from the
outskirts of Wilmington,
Delaware (New Castle
County). Hiking
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Southern
Delaware Heritage
Challenge
Bridgeville, DE-The
flat, easy 106-mile
ride takes you by
the area's ponds,
over its rivers, through
its small towns and
into its neighborhoods.
The route follows
a meandering loop
linking southern Delaware's
most historic towns-each
with its own unique
character. Terrain:
though long, the ride
is an extremely easy,
and pleasant ride
with almost no climbs
and plenty of places
to stop, rest and
eat. Hiking
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Two-State
Breakfast Cruise
Newark, DE-This route
from Newark, Delaware
to Chesapeake City,
Maryland, has long
been a popular "breakfast"
ride with the White
Clay Bicycle Club
(WCBC), headquartered
in Wilmington, Delaware
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White
Clay Creek State Park
Newark, DE-Tucked
in a corner of Delaware
near the curved Pennsylvania
state line is White
Clay Creek State Park,
707 acres of rolling
fields and woods only
three miles northwest
of Newark on DE 896.
This pleasant park
is an oasis for fat-tire
cyclists in crowded
New Castle County
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Lums
Pond State Park
Newark, DE-The 1,757-acre
Lums Pond State Park
is located on the
north side of the
Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal. The park is
an attractive recreational
venue in this bustling
corner of Delaware.
Fishing, ball sports,
picnicking, and boating
are major draws, but
mountain bikers aren't
forgotten. They can
ride a ten-mile multiuse
trail that circumnavigates
the lake Hiking
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Swamp
Forest Trail, Lums
Pond State Park
Newark, DE- Lums Pond
State Park is in central
New Castle County,
Delaware, just north
of the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal.
A long but easy hike
through the woods
around Delaware's
largest freshwater
pond. The pond covers
200 acres and is surrounded
by oak forests, wetlands,
and beaches Hiking
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