Delaware trails · Whitely Farms
Whitely Farms
A 3.2-mile out-and-back in Delaware, with 195 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 83% of the ascent, between mile 2.1 and mile 3.2. It gives back about 161 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Whitely Farms Cut-Off access. 39.73076, -75.74891 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:02 a.m., the sun rises at 6:29 a.m. and sets at 7:36 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 6.4-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 34 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:03 a.m. — 10 h 32 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Whitely Farms + Whitely Farms/Tri-Valley — 3.2 mi loop, 329 ft gain
- Whitely Farms + Connector + Tri-Valley — 3.9 mi loop, 408 ft gain
- Whitely Farms + Connector + Tri-Valley — 4.0 mi loop, 428 ft gain
Nearby trails
- David English — 0.5 mi
- Bryan's Field — 1.0 mi
- Twin Valley — 1.4 mi
- Tri-State Trail / Mason-Dixon Trail — 1.4 mi