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White Clay Creek Preserve

Vaughn's Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Vaughn's Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in White Clay Creek Preserve near Great Good Place, DE. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi141 – 341 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.75786, -75.76943
Nearest town Great Good Place, DE
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Vaughn's Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 142–340 ft

Out & Back · White Clay Creek Preserve

Trailhead: 39.75786, -75.76943

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto PennDel Trail, heading N.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto PennDel Trail / Mason-Dixon Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miReach Vaughn's Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miContinue straight onto PennDel Trail, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 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/vaughns-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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