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Tulip Tree Woods

Nature Preserve

MainEntrance

ThompsonsBridge

Park Officeand Nature

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Freshwater MarshNature Preserve

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Mount Lebanon Rd

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Wilmington

BrandywineCreekState Park

Alapocas RunState Park

Flint WoodsNature PreservePENNSYLVANIA

Blue BallBarn

Brandywine CreekState ParkLocation Map

0 0.25 0.5MilesUpdated: November 2017

Brandywine Creek State ParkLegend

Contact Information

Trail Descriptions

Trails and Permitted Uses

Hidden Pond (1.4 miles)Tulip Tree Trail (0.8 miles)

Brandywine Trail (2.9 miles)Cross CountryCourse (3.1 miles)

ConnectorUnmarked TrailInterpretive Cut-Off

Longwall Trail (1.1 miles)

Rocky Run (1.8 miles)

Open Park LandWooded Park Land

Woodlawn TrusteesCounty ParkMunicipalitiesBuildingParkingWater BodiesRestricted Areas

Stone WallFreshwater Marsh

ParkingInformation BoardRestrooms

Picnic PavilionPicnic TablesAmphitheaterTrail HeadDisc GolfCanoe AccessFishingScenic OverlookPrimitive YouthCampingSleddingHikingBikingHorseback Riding

First State National Monument

Tulip Tree

Rocky RunRocky Run is one of three Trail Challenge loops within Brandywine Creek StatePark. The Rocky Run loop is approximately 1.8 miles long and can be acces sedfrom the Thompson's Bridge parking lot. It has a packed earth surface.

Hidden Pond

Brandywine TrailThe Brandywine Trail runs along the east bank of Brandywine Creek. Trail userswill enjoy a gradually undulating crushed stone trail with beautiful views of theCreek. The trail is acces sed from the Thompsons Bridge Parking Area or theRockland Falls Road Trailheads.

Trail WidthAvgMin

4 Feet3 Feet

Surface Type Trail Grade AccessibleAvgMax 7%40%Packed Earth - No

Trail WidthAvgMin

3 Feet2 Feet

Surface Type Trail Grade AccessibleAvgMax 8%30%Packed Earth - No

Trail WidthAvgMin

3 Feet2 Feet

Surface Type Trail Grade AccessiblePacked Earth Avg

Max 7%35% - No

Trail WidthAvgMin

8 Feet4 Feet

Surface Type Trail Grade Accessible- YesAvg

Max 4.0%20%Crushed Stone

Updated: November 2017

Creekside Trail (2.6 miles)

National RecreationTrail

Park Office: (302) 577-3534 Nature Center: (302) 655-5740Pavilion Reservations: (877) 987-2757

www.destateparks.comDepartment of Natural Resources and Environmental ControlDivision of Parks and Recreation

Visitors can acces s the packed earth loop trail from the connector trail offThompson’s Bridge Road or from the Tulip Tree Trail that begins at the NatureCenter. The grade is gradual throughout most of the hike with steep gradechanges as the trail approaches and leaves the bank s of Brandywine Creek.

Enter through the rock wall next to the Nature Center where you will beginyour 0.8 mile hike in the Tulip Tree Woods Nature Preserve. Open fields willbe visible to the south beyond the carefully crafted stone walls built by masonsin the early 1900's. Trail users will experience rocky terrain and gorgeousviews of Brandywine Creek and the elaborate stone walls within the park.

Rocky RunCut-Off (0.5 miles)