Delaware trails · Red Trail (Blackbird State Forest - Headquarters-Tybout Tract)
Red Trail (Blackbird State Forest - Headquarters-Tybout Tract)
A 1.8-mile out-and-back in Delaware, with 29 ft of climbing.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 1.8 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Unnamed trail access. About 15 min drive (8 mi) from Middletown. 39.34947, -75.67694 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:44 a.m., the sun rises at 7:11 a.m. and sets at 6:25 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:52 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 14 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.6-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 22 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:33 a.m. — 9 h 52 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Unnamed trail + Red Trail (Blackbird State Forest - Headquarters-Tybout Tract) — 2.1 mi loop, 72 ft gain
Nearby trails
- 5K Blackbird Loop — 3.6 mi
- St Georges Bridge Bike Lane — 13.4 mi
- Michael Castle Trail — 14.1 mi
- Little Jersey — 14.7 mi