Delaware trails · Walking Dunes Trail
Walking Dunes Trail
A 1.8-mile out-and-back in Delaware, with 24 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
Length
1.8 mi
Elevation gain
24 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
5%
Steepest mile
+24 ft
Shape
out-and-back
Bikes
yes
Managed by
State
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
Walking Dunes Trail access. 38.77402, -75.09721 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:00 a.m., the sun rises at 6:28 a.m. and sets at 7:32 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:59 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.5-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 19 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:47 a.m. — 11 h 45 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Bike Loop + Walking Dunes Trail + Connector — 2.5 mi loop, 83 ft gain
- Walking Dunes Trail + Bike Loop + Gordons Pond Trail — 2.5 mi loop, 96 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Gordons Pond Trail — 0.5 mi
- Bike Loop — 0.7 mi
- Junction & Breakwater Trail — 3.5 mi
- Georgetown-Lewes — 7.8 mi