Delaware – Michael Castle Trail

September 18. 2020

The Michael Castle Trail follows the northern shore of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal from Delaware City to very near the Delaware/Maryland border.

There are 2 bridges in this picture. We were parked near the larger bridge and drove over it to head south.

The C&D Canal which links the Chesapeake Bay to the Delaware River is one of the world’s busiest. Much of the shipping from the Port of Baltimore goes through here.

For us it meant an interesting and scenic ride. We parked at a trailhead in St George’s and headed east into Delaware City.

Delaware City on canal and near Delaware River.

We enjoyed a short pedal through Delaware city. The aroma of fish and chips cooking made our mouths water.

This cemetary was along the trail near Delaware City.

This all black cemetary was rediscovered in 1990. It is the resting place of 5 of the more than 200,000 United States Colored Troops who served in the Union Army during the civil War.

Looks like the end of the trail but we found the route around Summit North Marina to continue our ride.

The route up around the Marina provided some nice strenuous hills and fun downhill runs. Gotta have some hills to keep it interesting.

Lenny found this lift bridge fascinating. It was down when we were headed west and raised on our return.

We are spending the night at another Harvest Hosts. This time a farm.

Harvest Hosts, T.S. Smith and Sons Farm Market.

Got pumpkins? Yes, all shapes and sizes.

We visited the market upon our arrival and stocked up on fresh bread, tomatoes, chicken pies and blueberry cobbler. We have a nice quie place to park beside their office for the night.