Biking in Brandywine Creek State Park

This is a trail we biked on a little while ago. I just got around writing about it now. I do not remember a lot about it other than that we had no idea what we were doing!



We took off from the trail head at the parking lot near Thompsons Bridge Rd. Thompsons Bridge rd is just off of Route 100. Park entrance falls just beyond the bridge on Brandywine Creek. Delaware vehicles have to pay $3 for parking while out-of-state vehicles have to pay $5. There is a small office at the entrance. If it is open, you can get a copy of park map. You can also download a pdf file of the map from here.



Among others, we chose to bike on what is a part of northern delaware greenway. If you plan to take the same route, park map might not be very useful. Without a copy of park map we did not realize at that time that the path we took was not really on the map! Overall, our ride was very enjoyable. It was an 8 mile-long loop with a few serious hills to bike up, and down. The trails were not at all marked. May be the trails that are shown on the map are marked; but not this one.



This part of the park has a small picnic area next to Brandywine Creek. We saw a few people with their boats. You cannot rent a boat here though. On the other side of the path we took, there are a few hiking and/or biking trails. With opportunities for biking, hiking, and boating, this place could be a good destination for a day-long picnic.



Here is a map of our path and it's elevation profile.



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