About hiking in New Castle County

New Castle County, Delaware has 86 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 172 miles, an average of 2.0 miles each. The longest is Northern Delaware Greenway, at 46.3 miles. 7 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in New Castle County are like

By length, 52 are under a mile, 27 run 1 to 5 miles, and 7 are 5 miles or longer. 5 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Chestnut Hill Trail, at 3.0 miles.

Of the 39 with a difficulty rating, 27 easy and 12 moderate. Of the 85 with measured elevation, Northern Delaware Greenway climbs the most, about 1,332 ft.

All 86 hiking trails, longest first

Northern Delaware GreenwayHikeMTB46.3 mi Rocky RunHikeMTB10.8 mi Michael N. Castle TrailHike10.4 mi Brandywine TrailHike8.2 mi Rittenhouse Trail / Mason-Dixon TrailHike8.1 mi Little Jersey TrailHikeMTB7.7 mi Jack A. Markell TrailHikeMTB5.9 mi Lenape TrailHikeMTB4.0 mi Creekside TrailHike3.8 mi White Clay XCHike3.1 mi Chestnut Hill TrailHikeMTB3.0 mi Delaware City Branch Canal TrailHike2.9 mi Battery Park TrailHikeMTB2.9 mi Pomeroy TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi David English TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Bryan’s Field TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Whitely Farms TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Twin Valley TrailHike2.0 mi Tri-Valley TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Snow Goose TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Penn Farm TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Michael Castle TrailHike1.6 mi Whitley Farms TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Elkton Road SidepathHike1.5 mi Steven H. Amick TrailHike1.5 mi Hidden PondHike1.5 mi Equestrian TrailHike1.4 mi Jamison Corner Rd SidepathHikeMTB1.3 mi Possum Hollow TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi The GreenHike1.1 mi Nature/Equestrian TrailHike1.1 mi Paper Mill Park Connector TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Nature Preserve Trail / Mason-Dixon TrailHike1.1 mi Double Horseshoe TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Wendel Cassel TrailHike1.0 mi Mile Loop TrailHike1.0 mi GreenwayHikeMTB0.9 mi Twin Valley Trail / Mason-Dixon TrailHike0.8 mi Walking PathHike0.8 mi Pomeroy Trail / Mason-Dixon TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Millstone Pond TrailHike0.8 mi Blue-RedHike0.7 mi Birding TrailHike0.7 mi Cart RoadHike0.7 mi Wells Field LoopHike0.6 mi Freedom TrailHike0.6 mi Commons Blvd Connector TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Hobbs TrailHike0.5 mi Charles Baily TrailHike0.5 mi Earth Day TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Mason-DIxon TrailHike0.5 mi Station PathHike0.5 mi Chestnut Hill ConnectorHikeMTB0.4 mi School Lane TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi David English Cut-offHike0.4 mi Wells Field ConnectorHike0.4 mi Bryan's Field ConnectorHikeMTB0.4 mi Twin Valley ConnectorHike0.4 mi Brandywine BranchHikeMTB0.4 mi Lorewood Grove Rd SidepathHikeMTB0.4 mi Skills TrailHike0.3 mi Arc Corner ConnectorHike0.3 mi Fairfield ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Path to YMCAHike0.3 mi Mill Race TrailHike0.3 mi Rittenhouse TrailHike0.3 mi Upper Pike Creek SpurHike0.3 mi Old Rt 7Hike0.3 mi Broad DykeHikeMTB0.3 mi Springhouse PathHike0.2 mi Evolution TrailHike0.2 mi RiverwalkHikeMTB0.2 mi Sensory LoopHike0.2 mi New Castle and Frenchtown RailwayHike0.2 mi Bryan's Field TrailHike0.2 mi Trash TrailHike0.2 mi Field SpurHikeMTB0.1 mi Snow Goose ConnectorHike0.1 mi The Glen PathsHike0.1 mi Folk Park Loop / Mason-Dixon TrailHike0.1 mi Sconset-Brae-East Mall Connector PathHike0.1 mi Rocky WalkHike0.1 mi Park FootpathHikeMTB0.1 mi Graylyn Crest Park TrailHike0.1 mi LogzillaHikeMTB0.1 mi Pump TrackHike0.1 mi

← All New Castle County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.