EVENT
DATE: 05/23/2018
TIME: 9:00am-2:00pm (prompt start, estimated end)
MILEAGE: 11 miles
Leader: Margaret Moore (C: 914/960-1469; E: ).
Meet for a 9:00 a.m. start from Peter’s Rock, aka Smithbridge parking area, along the lovely Brandywine River. We will hike north along the Brandywine Trail, then after lunch return via Mason Dixon Trail to swing by the peony farm, which should be looking Monetesque. Roughly 11 miles including stream crossings. Bring lunch, snacks, water. No parking fee.
LOCATION
First State National Historical Park – Brandywine Beaver Valley
NEAREST ADDRESS:
199 Brandywine Creek Rd
Wilmington, DE
19803
EXACT COORDINATES:
39.834182, -75.575582
ONLINE DIRECTIONS:
Google Mapping
From FSNHP:
Parking Lot closed August 8 for an indefinite period of time:
PARK CLOSURE: SMITH BRIDGE PICNIC AREA & PARKING LOT
Date Posted: 8/10/2023Due to the recent storms, a number of large trees have fallen and continue to fall in and around the Smith Bridge Picnic Area & Parking Lot. Smith Bridge Picnic Area and Parking Lot will be closed starting at 4:00PM on August 8, 2023 until further notice.
Also known as “Smith Bridge Picnic Area” or “Peter’s Rock”. Formerly part of Woodlawn Trustee Estate.
