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Augustine Wildlife Area
4.5 ★★★★★ 112 Google reviews · Running trail in Middletown, Delaware · Hours vary
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Not reported
We have not been able to confirm the surface, distance or shape of Augustine Wildlife Area yet from its own listing, the park's website or runner reviews — so those cells stay blank rather than guess. What is below comes straight from the listing and from reviewers' own words. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Lush marshland area teeming with wildlife, offering hiking trails, fishing spots & seasonal hunting.
What runners say about Augustine Wildlife Area
“Great scenic, hiking, photography and hunting locations, very well maintained by the State.”
Great scenic, hiking, photography and hunting locations, very well maintained by the State.
I love the Odessa areas. Every morning I connect the baby trailer to my bike, jump on the bike and we with youngest daughter rush to the sun in the morning cool. This is a great feeling healthy lifestyle. I never drink alcohol, I do not smoke, I do not eat harmful fatty foods.
The wildlife area is spread out over miles of the Delaware River bank and forests and marshes behind it. We visited on a fall day and were warned to wear blaze orange if we went hiking because of active deer hunting. We didn’t have that so stuck to the beach access area, which was very nice!
Very pretty but fairly inaccesible. You can't really hike there or anything, only where the big parking lot is (route 9). However, even there it's just a pretty view, not for walking / hiking at all. But an amazing view.
Trail conditions & character
“Great scenic, hiking, photography and hunting locations, very well maintained by the State.”
“The trail is well marked and just over 3 miles if you walk to the beach and back to the parking lot.”
“Lots of parking and available portable restroom facilities , handicapped accessible.”
Plan your run at Augustine Wildlife Area
The practical stuff
- AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms — reported by runners
- Websitedewildlands.org
- Social Instagram
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