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Location Map

Lums PondState Park

Fort DuPontState Park

Fort DelawareState Park

Chesapeake & Delaware CanalC&D Canal

Conservation Area

Lums PondState Park

McCoyRoad

C&D CanalConservation Area

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Dog Training Area

Paved Road

State Park Land

Municipal ParkFish & Wildlife Land

WaterTrailhead ParkingMunicipality

ParkingRestroomsInformation

HikingBikingHorseback Riding

Leashed DogsPermitted

Fishing

Contact Information

Department of Natural Resourcesand Environmental ControlDivision of Fish & Wildlife

Division of Fish & Wildlife89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901

(302) 739-9912

C&D Canal Central

C&D Canal West

Red Lion Road

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Chesapeake & Delaware CanalConservation Area Frazer Road

DelawareCity

C&D CanalConservation Area

Chesapeake & Delaware Canal

Fort DuPontState ParkGrassdale

Dragon RunPark

Fort DuPontState Park

C&D CanalConservation Area

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Biddle PointTrailhead

Delaware River

Cox Neck Road

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C&D Canal East

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Wrangle Hill Road

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Clinton

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Fort DelawareState Park Ferry

End HorseAccess

Summit North Marina

Boat Launch

Reedy Point RoadChesapeake City Road

Knights Corner Road

Biddle Street

SpearsHill Road

LockStre

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Chesapeake & Delaware Canal

Chesapeake CityNorth

S ummit PointeRoad

Little Jersey Tr ail

SwampForest Trail

LumsPond

Summit North MarinaEnd HorseAccess

Kirkwood St. Georges Road

St. GeorgesTrailhead

Pathways and Trails

Campground

Chesapeake CityTrailhead

Town FerryDocksTown FerryDocks

End HorseAccess

Helen TitterPark

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Old Summit Rd

Michael CastleTrail (12.1 miles)Ben CardinRecreational Trail (1.8 miles)

Branch CanalTrail (0.4 miles)

Other Existing Trails

The C&D Canal Conservation Area consists of nearly 5,000 acres of protectedlands lining the north and south shores of the Delaware portion of the C&D Canal.The 14 - mile long canal owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineersprovides a direct shipping route between the Chesapeake Bay and the DelawareRiver. The Conservation Area lining its shores is managed by the DelawareDivision of Fish & Wildlife for hunting, fishing, and recreational trail use.

About the Area ...

About the Trail ...Michael Castle TrailThe paved shared-use recreational trail provides visitors with a spectacular view of theChesapeake and Delaware Canal. The trail runs west along the north side of the canalfrom the Branch Canal just south of Delaware City to the Maryland State Line. From thestate line visitors can continue along the canal into Chesapeake City on the Ben CardinRecreational Trail. The completed trails provide nearly 15 miles of continuous trailconnecting Chesapeake City, Maryland with Delaware City. Visitors can access the trailat the Biddle Point, Lums Pond South or St. Georges Trailheads in Delaware or thetrailhead near the town dock in Chesapeake City, Maryland. Parking for the trailhead inMaryland is located under the Route 213 Bridge.

Lums Pond SouthTrailhead