October 12th, 2014
This is a gorgeous day to go out and about at the Delaware Beaches….If it is too cool at the beach…hiking, biking or walking is just within reach at the Junction & Breakwater Trail.
The trail lies between Rehoboth and Lewes. Since I live in Rehoboth Beach, I usually park behind the outlets and take off walking with a friend. Plenty of others choose to bike it.
This trail used to be a rail line that ran between Lewes and Rehoboth Beach in the mid 1800s. The former Penn Centrail Rail line, once transported passengers to many Methodist resorts camps along this coast. So, in reality you are standing in the path of a train.
The Junction & Breakwater Trail opened in December of 2003. It was originally a 3.6 mile crushed stone trail extending from Hebron Rd. in West Rehoboth going north to the Wolfe Glade trestle. In 2007 an additional 2.4 mile corridor was opened with a total of 6 miles.
The trail includes an 80 foot long railroad bridge originally built in 1913 that crosses Holland Glade. Beautiful views of the wetlands and of the WWII observation tower on the beach.
For more information please visit http://www.leweschamber.com/trails/junction-breakwater-biking-and-hiking-trail.
If you get tired, you will find benches along the way where you can sit, relax and take it all in.
Have a great day!!
June 1st, 2014
It would be a toss up….beach, or, hiking, biking, walking…I think all can be done in one day if you are visiting Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Look outside…it is another gorgeous day in the Nation’s Summer Capital.
The Junction & Breakwater Trail is a trail that follows the path of an early railroad. At the time it carried passengers and freight. The name comes from the rail line that ran between Lewes and Rehoboth in the mid 1800s.
In 2003 the Division of Parks and Recreation of the State of Delaware used the old railbed to create a beautiful hiking, biking, walking and strolling trail for the public.
I call it the other side of Rehoboth Beach because it is an unexpected scenery….glades, salt marshes, pine forests and coastal wetlands lead all the way to and from the ocean to Lewes.
In 2003, when it opened it was a 3.6 mile crushed stone trail. In 2007 an additional 2.4 mile corridor was officially opened. The trail is a total of 6 miles.
There are different ways of accessing the trail. If you are at the Tanger Outlets, you can park at the Seaside Parking Lot and start there. If you are in Downtown Rehoboth Beach, you can head out of town over the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal drawbridge and take a right onto Church Street. Turn left past the church and follow the road that passes the entrance of Canal Corkran.
At the Lewes end, the trail begins at Gills Neck Rd. and Kings Highway intersection opposite the entrance of Cape Henlopen High School. For more detailed info., please visit http://www.leweschamber.com/trails/junction-breakwater-biking-and-hiking-trail.
Scenic vistas and marshes are those where you should stop and enjoy….this whole area has grown so much. Traffic is crazy, more so, at this time of the year. This trail offers respite from all the hustle and bustle even at the beach. The railroad bridge is 80 foot long and was originally built in 1913.
Guess what we saw while walking….harmless!
The trail is quiet and quite tranquil. I think you will love it!! Talk to you later.
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