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Brinton Run Preserve

📍Brinton Run Preserve – parking lot at 6 Oakland Rd (Google Maps)

👣 A mix of grassy paths and tree-covered dirt paths that are well-maintained. There are some small elevation changes, and part of the path crosses over a small creek. There are rocks set up to walk across the creek.

💚 The Chadds Ford Walking Club visited Brinton Run Preserve last week, a property owned by the North American Land Trust. Chadds Ford Township was part of a group that helped secure funding for the purchase.

The preserve has plenty of parking and, despite the rain from previous days, was drier than I expected. The paths pass by several pollinator meadows, a pond, and a learning center that NALT continues to expand.

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I’d love to get your recommendations and see photos of your hikes around the Brandywine Valley (or anything within about 60 minutes or so of Chadds Ford). If you’re willing to share your ideas and/or photos, reply to this newsletter to email them to me ([email protected]). If you send along photos, I’ll assume you’re ok with me sharing them in this newsletter unless you say otherwise. Thank you!!

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