Delaware trails · Northern Delaware Greenway Trail
Northern Delaware Greenway Trail
A 3.1-mile out-and-back in Delaware, with 256 ft of climbing. Reaches Porter Reservoir. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 61% of the ascent, between mile 1.0 and mile 2.1.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Porter Reservoir (lake)
Getting there
Northern Delaware Greenway Trail access. 39.77527, -75.53667 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:01 a.m., the sun rises at 6:28 a.m. and sets at 7:35 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:03 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.2-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 33 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:01 a.m. — 10 h 34 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Pathway + Northern Delaware Greenway Trail — 1.3 mi loop, 87 ft gain
- Northern Delaware Greenway Trail + Bancroft Trail + Unnamed trail — 1.0 mi loop, 199 ft gain
- Unnamed trail + Fitness Trail + Northern Delaware Greenway Trail — 0.9 mi loop, 30 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Pathway — 0.5 mi
- Talley Day Park — 1.6 mi
- Brandywine Trail — 3.4 mi
- Flint Woods — 5.3 mi