Bryan's Field Trail and Whitley Farms Trail

With the days getting warmer, I am back to biking. Yesterday, we went mountain biking for the first time this season. We took two trails in White Clay Creek State Park Possum Hill area. Click on 'Read More' to see a trail map and elevation profile of Bryan's Field Trail and Whitley Farms Trail.



Bryan's Field Trail can be accessed from the parking lot of Possum Hill area (Parking is not free from March 1. Delaware vehicles pay $3, whereas out-of-state vehicles pay $5). We first took the Bryan's Field Trail. It is about 2 miles long. There is a shortcut (we did not take it) that comes after a quarter mile into the trail. Bryan's Field Trail is very well marked. In spite of that, we took a wrong turn and ended up at the intersection of Paper Mill Rd and Thompson Station Rd. - hence the off shoot on the trail map!









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After we finished our adventure on the Bryan's Field trail, we decided to bike more. Thus, we came up with another loop starting from the same parking lot and entering into Whitley Farms Trial (Whitley Farms Trail can also be accessed from another parking lot near Thompson Station Rd). This trail (which I am calling Bryans - Whitley trail here) is just over 3.5 miles and a lot more fun than Bryan's Field Trail. Starting at the the Possum Hill area parking lot, we followed Bryan's field trail for a little more than half mile when we took a right on the fork to enter Whitley farms trail. Whitley Farms trail is also very well marked. There are a few of shortcuts that can be taken to get back to the parking lot if you are feeling tired. In less than 0.5 miles after entering Whitely Farms trail from Bryan's Field trail, you come across the parking lot near Thompson Station Rd. About a mile and half later, you would intersect with Tri Valley trail. At this point, a right turn on tri valley trail will lead you to the parking lot. Last shortcut comes about a mile after the intersection with tri valley trail. At this fork, taking a right turn would lead you back to the tri valley trail where you should take a left turn to reach the parking lot. However, this is about 0.2 miles longer than the other option. We chose the shorter version - took a left turn and reached the parking lot to finish the loop.









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