Part Of The Brandywine Trail Will Close For Improvements
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced part of the Brandywine Trail will close for improvements.
The closures will last until early May.
“The trail will be closed from Rockland Road to Rocky Run Bridge, which is along the trail. The small parking lot at the Rockland Road trail head will be closed for construction equipment. Closures will be marked with signage and updates will be posted to the Brandywine Creek State Park Facebook page.
The DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation will pave and complete drainage repairs to the trail, which lies over an old roadbed that was once paved with macadam. The volume of water that flows off neighboring developments and downward over the Brandywine Trail causes stone debris to wash into the Brandywine Creek. This project is approximately $475,000 from Statewide Trails and Pathways funding. The trail plan also calls for resurfacing the Brandywine Trail from Thompson’s Bridge Road to the state park’s boundary line with First State National Historical Park in the near future” according to a press release.
Nearly 90,000 walks, hikes, runs and bike rides are taken along the Brandywine Creek State Park’s portion of the Brandywine Trail annually.
Improvements to the trail will continue for the next 10 years.
The Brandywine Creek State Park Trail Plan was implemented to guide investments into the trail for the next decade.
Those investments and improvements include surface improvements to achieve a higher level of sustainability for 8.4 miles, or 50%, Brandywine Creek State Park’s trails. The plan also aims to increase accessible trails in the park by 2.2 miles. Other goals in the plan are to ensure the trail system is safe, minimize impact to high quality habitats, and reduce erosion and associated issues.
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced part of the Brandywine Trail will close for improvements. The closures will last until early May.