Category Hiking & Trails

Where dogs are allowed in Sussex County, Delaware, and what the rules actually are: trail by trail, park by park, with the seasonal beach ban spelled out.

Redden State Forest covers more than 14,000 acres of loblolly pine and hardwood in central Sussex County, with over 44 miles of free trails and a four-mile headquarters loop you can walk any day of the week.

The American Discovery Trail begins at a Cape Henlopen beach bunker and runs 45 miles across Sussex County into Maryland. Here is the segment-by-segment route, surfaces, camping, and where to get the official maps.

Five trails in Sussex County, Delaware are flat, paved or hard-surfaced, and officially designated accessible or described as stroller-friendly by their managing agencies. Here's what each one actually offers.

The Bob Trail is a 4.5-mile loop around Trap Pond, crossing boardwalk bridges over freshwater cypress swamp and passing the northernmost natural stand of bald cypress in the eastern United States. Parking, fees, surfaces, and access details sourced from the official trail databases.

The Gordons Pond Trail runs point-to-point through Cape Henlopen State Park on crushed stone and boardwalk, skirting a 900-acre saltwater lagoon on one of North America's top waterfowl migration routes. Here are the distances, surfaces, parking, fees, and seasonal notes from the official sources.

The Junction & Breakwater Trail runs flat and mostly car-free between Lewes and Rehoboth Beach on an old rail line. Here are the distances, surfaces, parking, fees, and dog rules from the official sources.

Every public hiking trail in Sussex County, Delaware in one sourced guide: distances, surfaces, fees and dog rules for all 19, from Cape Henlopen's boardwalks to Trap Pond's cypress loop.