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Anson B. Nixon Park

Kennett Square Reservoir & Red Clay Creek Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 32 ft · 45 min

Kennett Square Reservoir & Red Clay Creek Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Anson B. Nixon Park near Kennett Square, PA. The route reaches Kennett Square Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 32 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi285 – 328 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.85504, -75.71142
Nearest town Kennett Square, PA
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Kennett Square Reservoir & Red Clay Creek Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 32 ft · 45 min

Elevation 286–328 ft

Out & Back · Anson B. Nixon Park

Trailhead: 39.85504, -75.71142

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Kennett Square Reservoir.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 300 ftBear left onto Red Clay Creek Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miReach Kennett Square Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Waterworks Drive, heading W.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftArrive 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/kennett-square-reservoir-kennett-square-reservoir-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

72% paved18% dirt9% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Kennett Square, Pennsylvania