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Mike Castle Trail – View over Fort Delaware loop from Newark

Mike Castle Trail – View over Fort Delaware loop from Newark

Moderate

4.9

(7061)

16,445

riders

Mike Castle Trail – View over Fort Delaware loop from Newark

02:58

72.0km

250m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 2, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 44.0 km for 212 m

After 45.2 km for 148 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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21.0 km

Ben Cardin Recreational Trailhead, Chesapeake City

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The start of the Chesapeake-and-Delaware Canal trail which connects Chesapeake city and Delaware City. You ride with a view of the water almost the whole way. The route is paved with only two short hills.

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21.0 km

Chesapeake City C&D Canal Path Trailhead

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Maryland's Ben Cardin C&D Canal Recreational Trail was named after U.S. Senator Ben Cardin and connects to Delaware's Michael Castle Trail along the north bank of the Chesapeake and Delaware …

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29.6 km

Mike Castle Trail

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The Mike Castle Trail is a 12.4-mile asphalt path that connects Delaware City Marina to the Ben Cardin C&D Canal Recreational Trail at the Delaware/Maryland state line near Newark. This …

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37.2 km

St. Georges Trailhead – Michael Castle Trail

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The Saint Georges Trailhead offers restrooms and parking for the Mike Castle Trail along the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. While there is no drinking water available here, the trailhead provides …

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37.3 km

St. Georges Bridge

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best bike bridge over the C&D Canal, wide, flex post separated bike lane.

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43.1 km

Branch Canal

Lake

45.1 km

View over Fort Delaware

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As you look out across the Delaware River, you'll spot an island in the middle. Fort Delaware, perched on the island, was built as a harbor defense in the mid-19th …

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45.3 km

View over Delaware River

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From this spot at the northern tip of Delaware City, a historic waterfront town in New Castle County, you get fantastic views out over the Delaware River to Fort Delaware …

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46.4 km

Delaware City Valero Convenience Store

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this gas station convenience store is your last stop for water if your heading south of the canal until Dover, unless your willing to ride off the direct route.

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72.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.3 km

24.6 km

15.2 km

3.54 km

1.34 km

105 m

Surfaces

64.7 km

6.70 km

337 m

286 m

Elevation

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Saturday 27 June

24°C

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94 %

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