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. About 31 min drive (17 mi) from Wilmington. 39.73076, -75.74891 · 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 6.4-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 34 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:45 a.m. — 8 h 40 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Whitely Farms + Whitely Farms- alternate route + Connector — 1.9 mi loop, 66 ft gain
- Whitely Farms + Connector + Tri-Valley — 2.5 mi loop, 65 ft gain
- Whitely Farms + Whitely Farms/Tri-Valley — 3.2 mi loop, 329 ft gain
Nearby trails
- David English — 0.5 mi
- Tri-Valley — 0.7 mi
- Bryan's Field — 1.0 mi
- Twin Valley — 1.4 mi