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White Clay Creek Preserve

Charles Baily Trail & Vaughn's Trail via PennDel Trail / Mason-Dixon Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Charles Baily Trail & Vaughn's Trail via PennDel Trail / Mason-Dixon Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in White Clay Creek Preserve near Landenberg, PA. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 341 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Vaughn's Trail 39.76314, -75.77691
Nearest town Landenberg, PA
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Charles Baily Trail & Vaughn's Trail via PennDel Trail / Mason-Dixon Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 136–340 ft

Out & Back · White Clay Creek Preserve

Trailhead: Vaughn's Trail · 39.76314, -75.77691

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start on Vaughn's Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right onto PennDel Trail / Mason-Dixon Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto PennDel Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto PennDel Trail / Mason-Dixon Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Charles Baily Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miReach Vaughn's Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto PennDel Trail / Mason-Dixon Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto PennDel Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto PennDel Trail / Mason-Dixon Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/charles-baily-trail-vaughns-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 10 min before dark.

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