Special programs None provided CC: New Castle County

Special programs that are applicable to all events or all walks are not shown to reduce clutter.

Event comments

A lot of parking at the River Plaza Shopping Center across from start point. Restrooms in Battery Park. Shopping and good eats along the way.

Rating: 1A, Distance: 5, 10km

Event information

Walk goes through the historical section of New Castle, along a paved greenway, and a paved trail along the Delaware River. There are several older uneven brick sidewalks.There is also an old ticket office for the Frenchtown Railroad, one of the first in America, near the park. It was moved there in the 1950s. The railroad was built in 1832 using granite sleeper blocks supporting wooden rails covered with iron straps. It was part of a water-rail-water route from Philadelphia to Baltimore and connected New Castle to the Elk River. Some of the granite sleeper blocks can be seen along the water's

Awards: IVV CREDIT ONLY

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First State Webfooters (AVA-0065)

Event website: www.mdvolks.org/FSW/

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