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Fountain in Brandywine Park – JAM Trail (Jack A. Markell Trail) loop from Ardentown

Fountain in Brandywine Park – JAM Trail (Jack A. Markell Trail) loop from Ardentown

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(3671)

6,815

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Fountain in Brandywine Park – JAM Trail (Jack A. Markell Trail) loop from Ardentown

02:52

60.0km

350m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.2 km for 100 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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774 m

Ardens Historic District

Highlight • Historical Site

The Ardens Historic District is a registered as a National Historic District and comprises of nearly 600 building, homes, and structures. It's a quiet, relaxed place to ride.

Tip by

12.8 km

Statue of a Soldier at Rockford Park

Highlight • Monument

Lots of parking, restrooms and a good connector for the northern Delaware greenway and the Brandywine watershed.

Tip by

16.2 km

The Battery Park Trail in Historic New Castle is a popular paved path for walking, hiking, and biking along the Delaware River. You get great views of waterfowl, ships, and the Delaware Memorial Bridge as you hike. The flat, asphalt trail is great people of all ages and abilities, and you can often seen people fishing along the shoreline.

Tip by

35.4 km

Beach

36.2 km

Historic New Castle Downtown

Highlight • Historical Site

Lots of bars, restaurants, quaint bed and breakfasts, preserved downtown from 1720.

Tip by

37.1 km

JAM Trail (Jack A. Markell Trail)

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Grade separated multi-use path from downtown Wilmington to Historic New Castle. The Jack Markell Trail has two lovely bridges one over a railway track and another over the Christina River.

Tip by

45.7 km

DuPont Environmental Education Center

Highlight • Rest Area

Boardwalk around a marsh pond next to the Cristina River and the Jack A. Markell Trail. Wide variety of sports possible. The Nature center offers a small display of critters and wooden birds.

Tip by

60.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.5 km

17.9 km

7.99 km

5.09 km

238 m

217 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

43.2 km

10.1 km

3.40 km

3.07 km

272 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Saturday 22 August

25°C

19°C

82 %

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Ardens Historic District

Statue of a Soldier at Rockford Park