Bike rides in Delaware

Explore 11 rail-trail, greenway and park ride options in Delaware, with route lengths, surfaces, access notes and starting locations. These are selected recreational outings, not an exhaustive trail inventory. Read each guide’s scope and access cautions before choosing a ride.

11 ride guides · alphabetical order

• Assawoman Canal: short northern bank return

  Ocean View

  Up to 1 mile return · Out-and-back

  Improved all-weather path; state inventory labels pavement

  Follow the main improved path north along the west canal bank toward Ocean View Marina. Turn at half an outward mile or earlier at the improved trail end, barrier, loose tread or uncomfortable approach and retrace. Do not enter marina property, ride Town Road or Route 26, or add the southern bank arm.

• Delcastle paved perimeter loop

  Wilmington area

  1.8 mi · Loop

  Asphalt / paved multi-use loop

  A short circuit around Delcastle Recreational Park’s playing fields and open space. Delaware Greenways describes the asphalt loop as easy and mostly flat. The county identifies walking and bicycle use. Expect other park users and two park-driveway crossings. County map, trail profile.

• Georgetown–Lewes Trail: short return from the Lewes trailhead

  Lewes

  Up to 1 mile return · Out-and-back

  Asphalt rail-trail

  Head southeast along the main trail toward its Gills Neck Road terminus, away from Kings Highway and Savannah Road. Turn at Gills Neck before entering the street, or at half an outward mile if sooner, and retrace. Exclude busy-road crossings west of the library, the Junction & Breakwater connection and all unfinished western phases.

• Glasgow Park: southern paved perimeter circuit

  Newark / Glasgow

  About 2.7 miles per circuit · Loop

  Asphalt outer loop

  Follow the asphalt outer loop around the southern park and return to the same junction. Stay on the outer paved route at playground, court, promenade and wooded branches. Walk internal driveway interfaces. Exclude the northern crushed-gravel paths, sledding-hill climb and skate park; retrace rather than improvise if work interrupts the circuit.

• Gordons Pond Trail: coastal trail and boardwalk return

  Rehoboth Beach

  About 6.4 miles · Out and back

  Improved crushed-stone trail and boardwalk

  Follow the signed Gordons Pond Trail north to the Herring Point end and return on the same trail, including its elevated boardwalk. Stay off beach sand and other park roads.

• Jack A. Markell Trail: short marsh return from DEEC

  Wilmington

  Up to 3 miles return · Out-and-back

  Paved pathway and elevated bicycle boardwalk

  Follow the signed JAM trail west across the marsh boardwalk and bicycle bridge, then toward New Castle. Turn at 1.5 outward miles or earlier before a highway tunnel, public-road crossing, barrier or uncomfortable ramp. Retrace. Exclude the small nature-center pond loop, northern Riverwalk and on-road Historic New Castle links.

• Junction & Breakwater: short return from Wolfe Neck

  Lewes / Rehoboth area

  Up to 3 miles return · Out-and-back

  Improved crushed-stone trail with possible paved transitions

  Follow the signed main trail south toward Holland Glade / Rehoboth. Turn at 1.5 outward miles or earlier before a public road, work barrier, uncomfortable bridge ramp or loose surface, and retrace. Do not continue into the street and bike-lane links to Rehoboth, cross Route 1 or add the Gordons Pond coastal circuit.

• Killens Pond: short Bike Trail return from the sports complex

  Felton

  Up to 1 mile return · Out-and-back

  Improved paved and crushed-stone bicycle path

  Join the signed Bike Trail toward the water-park side. Turn at half an outward mile or before reaching a road-crossing approach, barrier or uncomfortable grade, whichever is sooner. Retrace to the Sports Complex. Exclude the road crossing itself, park roads, natural pondside trails and water-park grounds.

• Michael Castle Trail: eastward canal return from St. Georges

  St. Georges

  Up to 4 miles return · Out-and-back

  Paved canal-side shared-use trail

  Take the paved Michael Castle Trail east along the north bank toward Biddle Point. Turn at two outward miles or earlier at the Biddle Point access, any barrier, road crossing or uncomfortable rise, then retrace. This outing excludes the eastward Branch Canal and Delaware City connection, western Summit Bridge area and Maryland extension.

• Talley Day Park main paved path: short bicycle return

  Wilmington

  Up to 1 mile return · Out-and-back

  Asphalt perimeter path; not every park branch

  Follow the signed main path on the signed asphalt perimeter path, keeping off playing fields and internal pedestrian-only spurs. Turn after 0.5 outward miles or before the first public-road crossing, work barrier, uncertain continuation or uncomfortable transition, whichever comes first; retrace. Walk any initial lot or access-drive interface. Do not use a road or private-property detour.

• Trap Pond: short American Holly improved-path return

  Laurel

  Up to 0.7 mile return · Out-and-back

  Crushed-stone American Holly Trail

  Follow only the named improved American Holly path. Turn at 0.35 outward mile or at its Loblolly / Bob connection if sooner, and retrace. Exclude the longer Bob pond circuit, wetland bridge, natural side paths and campground roads. If the named path is not recognizable, check the local park map rather than substituting an unmarked woods route.