Hiking in Delaware State Parks

With more than 100 miles of trails available to explore, hiking is one of the best ways to experience your Delaware State Parks. By following some simple tips and techniques, you can enjoy hiking all year. It's a great way to get away and enjoy nature, it's easy to start, and it's also a great form of exercise. Don't forget to take advantage of Delaware State Parks year-round guided hikes!

Hiking Trails in Delaware State Parks

Park	Trail	Type of Trail	Miles	Ease		Trail Challenge
Alapocas Run	Alapocas Woods	Hiking	0.7	Easy to Moderate	No	No
	PawPaw	Hiking	0.3	Easy	No	No
	Northern Delaware Greenway	Hiking, Biking	2.0	Easy	Yes	No
Bellevue	Northern Delaware Greenway	Hiking, Biking	1.6	Easy	Yes	No
	Equestrian	Hiking, Equestrian	2.7	Easy	No	No
	Oval Track	Hiking, Biking	1.2	Easy	Yes	No
Brandywine Creek	Indian Springs	Hiking	1.8	Easy to Moderate	No	Yes
	Rocky Run	Hiking	2.0	Moderate	Yes*	Yes
	Hidden Pond	Hiking	2.8	Easy to Moderate	No	Yes
	Northern Delaware Greenway	Hiking, Biking	2.5	Easy	Yes	No
Cape Henlopen	Pinelands	Hiking	2.0	Easy	No	Yes
	Seaside Nature	Hiking	0.6	Easy	No	No
	Beach	Hiking, Equestrian	4.6	Easy to Moderate	No	No
	Walking Dunes	Hiking, Biking	1.6	Easy	No	Yes
	Salt Marsh Spur	Hiking, Biking	0.6	Easy	No	No
	Gordons Pond	Hiking, Biking	2.75	Easy to Moderate	No	No
	Bike Loop	Hiking, Biking	3.0	Easy to Moderate	Yes	No
	Junction and Breakwater	Hiking, Biking	5.0	Easy	Yes	Yes
Delaware Seashore	Burton Island	Hiking	1.5	Easy	No	No
	Thompson Island	Hiking	3.0	Easy	No	No
	Beach Area	Hiking, Equestrian	4.6	Easy to Moderate	No	No
	Prickly Pear	Hiking, Biking, Equestrian	3.0	Easy	No	No
Fort Delaware	Prison Camp	Hiking	0.8	Easy	No	Yes
Fenwick Island	Fenwick Island	Hiking, Equestrian	2.6	Easy	No	No
Fort Dupont	River View	Hiking	1.1	Easy	No	Yes
	Port Penn	Hiking	0.9	Easy	No	No
Fox Point	Riverview	Hiking, Biking	2.0	Easy	Yes	Yes
Holts Landing	Sea Hawk	Hiking	1.5	Easy	No	Yes
	Seahorse	Hiking, Biking, Equestrian	1.2	Easy	Yes	No
Killens Pond	Pondside	Hiking	2.6	Easy to Moderate	Yes**	Yes
	Cross Country	Hiking	3.1	Easy	No	No
	Life Course	Hiking	0.8	Easy	Yes	No
	Bike	Hiking, Biking	2.0	Easy	Yes	No
Lums Pond	Swamp Forest	Hiking	7.1	Easy	Yes**	Yes
	Sensory Loop	Hiking	0.1	Easy	Yes	No
	Life Course	Hiking	0.8	Easy	No	No
	Little Jersey	Hiking, Biking, Equestrian	8.1	Easy	No	No
Trap Pond	Cypress Point	Hiking	1.0	Easy	Yes**	No
	Island	Hiking	0.6	Easy	Yes**	No
	American Holly	Hiking, Biking	0.7	Easy	Yes	No
	Boundary	Hiking, Biking, Equestrian	3.6	Easy	Yes**	No
	Loblolly	Hiking, Biking, Equestrian	4.6	Easy	Yes	Yes
White Clay Creek	Big Pond	Hiking	2.0	Easy	No	No
	Millstone	Hiking	1.3	Easy to Moderate	No	No
	Twin Valley	Hiking	3.9	Moderate	No	Yes
	David English	Hiking, Biking	2.4	Moderate	No	Yes
	Whitely Farms	Hiking, Biking	3.1	Moderate	No	No
	Bryan's Field	Hiking, Biking	2.1	Moderate	No	No
	Boundary Line	Hiking, Biking	1.4	Moderate	No	No
	Pomeroy	Hiking, Biking	2.0	Easy	Yes	No
	Chestnut Hill	Hiking, Biking	3.4	Moderate	No	No
	Tri-Valley	Hiking, Biking	3.1	Moderate	No	No
Wilmington - Brandywine Park	Northern Delaware Greenway	Hiking, Biking	0.9	Easy	Yes	No

* Northern Delaware Greenway Trail portion only.

** Partially.

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