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Middle Run/white Clay Combo Ride Mountain Bike Trail
Newark, Delaware
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
7 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 4/20/09 by Johnymac4 |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 20 miles | Global Rank: #430 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 26 | Wishlist: 13 |
| Avg. Speed: 10.13 mph | Avg. Time: 1hr 41min |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +1,467/-1,145 ft | |
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Description: I start the ride from the entrance at the driveway for Pike Creek Christian Academy. You will see the dirt trail heading into the woods off of Polly Drummond Hill Rd. From here hang left and follow the double track down around the water tower to connect with Snow Goose Trail. Follow it down to Middle Run and run the length of the creek to the bridge crossing. Once across the bridge hang Right and stay to the right on Lenape Trail eventually crossing over Fox Den Road. Go straight by Deacon's Walk and then Stay to the Right until you pop out on Smith Mill Road. Follow this across Paper Mill Road and arrive at Bryan's Field Trailhead. Follow Bryan's Field Trail around to the Left of the Map. Complete to Loop and arrive back at the trail head. Hang a Left on the Road until you can take a right on Whitely Farms Trail. Follow this until it comes back out on the dirt road. Take a Right and cross Pleasant Hill Road to get on The David English Trail Loop. Follow the loop either direction , once completed cross back over Pleasant Hill Road and hang a right onto the other half of Whitely Farms trail. Take a right on the Bryan's Field Trail Connecter. This will put you at the lower exit of the Skills Course. Take a Left and follow the trail until the cut-off. Turn right on the cut off and blast to the other side passing by the Mason-Dixon Monument. Hang Right back on Bryan's Field and follow down thru the woods along side Paper Mill Road. Take the first Left and Cross over Paper Mill Road back into Middle Run Natural Area. Stay Right on Lenape Trail Following it up to the dirt road and cross over onto Double Horseshoe Trail. Follow this back to Lenape trail staying to the right. When you come to a 3 way intersection turn Left back down thru the woods all the way to the creek. You can cross the creek here back to the Snow Goose Trail and follow back out to the bridge over Middle Run. Before crossing the bridge hand right and climb the hill back up to the parking lot. Confused? Ride it, you'll get there.
added on March 13, 2007 by guest
Description: I start the ride from the entrance at the driveway for Pike Creek Christian Academy. You will see the dirt trail heading into the woods off of Polly Drummond Hill Rd. From here hang left and follow the double track down around the water tower to connect with Snow Goose Trail. Follow it down to Middle Run and run the length of the creek to the bridge crossing. Once across the bridge hang Right and stay to the right on Lenape Trail eventually crossing over Fox Den Road. Go straight by Deacon's Walk and then Stay to the Right until you pop out on Smith Mill Road. Follow this across Paper Mill Road and arrive at Bryan's Field Trailhead. Follow Bryan's Field Trail around to the Left of the Map. Complete to Loop and arrive back at the trail head. Hang a Left on the Road until you can take a right on Whitely Farms Trail. Follow this until it comes back out on the dirt road. Take a Right and cross Pleasant Hill Road to get on The David English Trail Loop. Follow the loop either direction , once completed cross back over Pleasant Hill Road and hang a right onto the other half of Whitely Farms trail. Take a right on the Bryan's Field Trail Connecter. This will put you at the lower exit of the Skills Course. Take a Left and follow the trail until the cut-off. Turn right on the cut off and blast to the other side passing by the Mason-Dixon Monument. Hang Right back on Bryan's Field and follow down thru the woods along side Paper Mill Road. Take the first Left and Cross over Paper Mill Road back into Middle Run Natural Area. Stay Right on Lenape Trail Following it up to the dirt road and cross over onto Double Horseshoe Trail. Follow this back to Lenape trail staying to the right. When you come to a 3 way intersection turn Left back down thru the woods all the way to the creek. You can cross the creek here back to the Snow Goose Trail and follow back out to the bridge over Middle Run. Before crossing the bridge hand right and climb the hill back up to the parking lot. Confused? Ride it, you'll get there.
added on March 13, 2007 by guest 
TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by edmtb on December 17, 2011
Very well maintained trail system. Lots of fun and mileage. There are no long rock gardens or killers hills with rocks. It is all pretty smooth. The rolling hills are very fun.
reviewed by Gusso on March 21, 2011
did it over the summer and forgot to review it. The skills area is awesome , make sure you go with a buddy in case you injure yourself. this trail is fast with lots of hills to climb and go down. great trail for the weekend warrior
reviewed by karlrado on October 13, 2010
Hats off to the peoples who built and maintain this system. And it IS a system - by linking these w/ Chestnut Hill you can ride 30 miles or so. PAY THE FEES... it's totally worth it and the right thing to do. Loved every minute of it, a real nice surprise of terrain, considering the topography. Be sure to ride the Corkscrew and the woods at Whitely Fields. NOTE: The hikers on these trails DO NOT LIKE BIKERS, so be cool, apparently they want two wheelers banned. Seriously, I never encountered such a bad vibe, anywhere. Otherwise, this system rocks.
* Review edited 10/13/2010
reviewed by DelRider33 on October 26, 2009
I love this set of trails that spread from Judge Morris all the way down to the nature center off Thompson's Bridge Rd. You can spend several hours exploring all the trails, and once you learn them you can FLY through them. Great downhills, small jumps, reasonable climbs and decent technical areas make this place perfect for everyone. One big pet peeve of mine, however, is the number of people who park at Pike Creek Christian Academy and other free places just to save a lousy THREE BUCKS!!! Are you kidding me? Isn't the PRIVILEGE of riding here worth the couple bucks? It's only $28 for a yearly pass. If you use the place 50 times a year.......you get the picture. Do your part and pay your way. The money helps keep the place maintained and AVAILABLE to riders. Don't be a cheapskate.
Similar Trail: Woodlawn Trustees off 202 in Wilmington and Fair Hill off 273 in Md.
reviewed by Johnymac4 on April 20, 2009
This is definately the best trail system in the area. It is as technical as you want it with many manmade obstcles (stairs, log bridges, rock gardens, etc). It either up hill or down and you can ride for at 10 miles without looping back. It is outstanding especially the skills course at Bryan's Field - don't miss it!!
reviewed by jimshoe on September 30, 2008
The trail is awesome. I saved it for last during my visit to Deleware and now regret it. It is raining and it will probably be my last ride while here. This trail has some fast down hill, moderate climbs and some technical features that are easily avoided for those who don't want to do them. It has a bit of everything from roller coaster action, skinny billy goat bench cuts to clean you off your bike leaning trees. If I am ever this way again I WILL be stopping here first.
Similar Trail: Don't know the area well enough. Reminds me of Sherman Branch in Charlotte, NC. Only this one has it beat!
reviewed by LVolz on April 7, 2008
Very well thought out, and some of the best maintained trails in our area. Miles of FLOW. Pedal to your heart's content. Beginners can ride much of it. Plenty of optional challenge, including a fun park (log piles, rock piles, log tops, air bridges), that are a stiff technical challenge, even for experts.
