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White Clay Creek Preserve

reviews from web

  • Reviewer's Rating = 5 Date of Trip: 12/13/2009 The trail is not well maintained. The northernmost 2 miles frequently get annoyingly muddy. from trails.com

details from web

  • activity: Hiking
  • city: Strickersville
  • distance (miles): 2.8
  • elevation gain (feet): Minimal
  • publisher: The Mountaineers Books
  • season: Spring through fall
  • skill level: Easy
  • state: Pennsylvania
  • trail type: Out-and-back
  • place type: landmark
  • attractions: - White Clay Creek Preserve is comprised of 1,253 acres and is located in southern Chester County, 3 miles north of Newark, Delaware. It is part of a larger tract of land sold to William Penn in 1683 by Lenapi Chief Kekelappen. It is thought that Kekelappen lived in Opasiskunk, an "Indian...
  • climate: - Pennsylvania generally has a moist climate with cold winters and warm summers. The White Clay State Park area has cold winter months with temperatures averaging above 28 degrees Fahrenheit (above -2 degrees Celsius). The area's average summer temperatures range above 74 degrees Fahrenheit (23...
  • location: "white clay creek preserve"
  • location link: "http://wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaid=paspwc&cu_id=1"
  • recreation: - White Clay Creek Preserve is managed for low intensity recreational day-use activities throughout the year. Day-use areas are open daily from 8 a.m. till sunset. Approximately 1,240 acres in White Clay Creek are open to hunting during established Pennsylvania Game Commission deer hunting...