Middle Run Valley Natural Area — Attraction in Delaware

Great for mountain biking and hiking/running but very busy during the weekends. Not great for birding because of all the activity. The mountain bikers were all very respectful and polite, matter of fact, the best place I've been for giving you a heads up they are coming and how many in the party. The trails are marked on the board at the trail head, but not very well marked on the trails. The birding trail is not marked at all on the board, and not on the City of Newark parks website map. You can find the birding map on Delaware nature society website in their brochure. It's a shame we missed the birding trail the first time...

We're from Bucks County PA and drove down Sunday the 15th of August 2021. My 1st time there. The trails are stupid fun, we did about 20 miles. And we didn't get too it all. Only reason it gets 4 ⭐s is the guys in the parking lot were professional douchebags. When we pulled in they we're just finishing up, we were all " yo how's it going" and "hay what's up?" My boy gave us the stink eye like a boss! Then, even better, after he blew us off he walked over to his supper awesome bros and they lit up cigars. This at about 8am. Now I know my crew isn't nearly as cool as Chad, Rick and Bobby but come on guys lighten up it's just...

Beautiful park. But I thought to leave a comment after seeing a shady looking man, just standing there by himself, as I was going for a walk. I saw him from afar and he saw me. I felt eery but kept going. I was thinking maybe he was standing there looking out at deer or a creek. When I walked passed him, I noticed there was nothing there; he was just standing there. After walking only about 5 feet passed him I turned around before I got deeper into the woods. I would most certainly go back to this beautiful park, but only with...