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Trip Nr 04: Valley of the DOLL(ars) Run Porkymon |
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Trip Nr: |
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Title: |
Valley of the DOLL(ars) Run Porkymon |
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Date: |
November 17th, 2002 |
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Author: |
Ed Trahan |
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Mileage |
Leg
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Instruction |
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0.0 |
0.0 |
Right to leave Concord Shopping Center (rte 202 and Naamens Road)parking lot, north on Rt. 202 |
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0.0 |
0.0 |
Left a traffic light, Beaver Valley rd |
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1.5 |
1.5 |
At stop sign, continue straight |
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2.3 |
0.3 |
At tee, right on to Creek road |
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2.6 |
2.4 |
At tee, right on to Smith Bridge road |
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5.0 |
0.4 |
Right onto US 202 south, short distance to next |
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5.4 |
1.6 |
Right on Beaver Valley road |
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7.0 |
0.7 |
Right on Beaver Valley road (bears right) notice the Spring House on
left, the source of water for Beaver Creek. |
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7.7 |
1.4 |
Left onto Creek road. Brandywine Creek on left. Passing through
Woodlawn Trustees public open space preserve. |
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9.1 |
1.4 |
Right onto Thompson Bridge road, crossing the Brandywine river at
the entrance to the State Park (formerly part of the Dupont dairy
farms, donated/traded to our state for a tax write -off by Pierre
DuPont) |
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11.0 |
1.9 |
Right at Guyencourt road, a "simple country cottage area |
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11.8 |
0.8 |
Right on Mountchanin road, soon to be crossing into PA |
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13.6 |
1.8 |
Left onto Twaddel mill road |
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15.0 |
1.4 |
Straight: Cross Kennet Pike, an enclave of the "haves" in DE/PA
border area. |
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15.8 |
0.8 |
Right on Old Kennett road |
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18.3 |
2.5 |
Right on Burnt Mill road |
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19.0 |
0.7 |
Left on Norway road |
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19.7 |
0.7 |
Bear left at stop sign |
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19.8 |
0.1 |
Left at Woodward road |
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20.4 |
0.6 |
Left on Hillendale road |
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21.9 |
1.5 |
Left on PA Rt. 82 south (Creek road), running along Red Clay creek,
used for mill dams. |
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22.9 |
1.0 |
Left at stop sign, cross bridge, quick right on PA Rt. 82 south.
Notice old Clifton mill, using the hydropower of the Red Clay |
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24.7 |
1.8 |
Pass a very large stone home, the historic Marshall mansion, owned
by the large landowners who produced Kaolin, a clay much used in
pottery and china ware. |
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WATCH |
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Very quick hidden right turn on to Benge road |
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Cross the mill race for the NVF company, which still uses hydropower
to operate some of its paper mill machinery |
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25.0 |
#VALUE! |
Right: a hidden right turn on to Auburn Mill road, a nice twisty
road |
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25.8 |
0.8 |
Left at stop sign, go one block, pass stop sign and regroup at the
DuPont middle school lot. (Wait until I get back, as I intend to
pick up my son , and take him on the balance of the ride- He lives
two blocks from here.) |
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Left when leaving the school lot |
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26.5 |
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Right onto Old Wilmington road |
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26.8 |
0.3 |
Right at the three way intersection. Bear Right, onto Old Wilmington
road |
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27.5 |
0.7 |
Stay straight at the stop sign on Old Wilmington road. |
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27.7 |
0.2 |
Right on Chandler Mill road |
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28.3 |
0.6 |
Right on Kaolin rd (BUSY ROAD), followed by
QUICK Left on Chandler mill road- Watch out! |
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28.7 |
0.4 |
Right onto Chandler Mill road, cross Bucktoe Creek |
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30.2 |
1.5 |
Left on Hillendale road |
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30.8 |
0.6 |
Left on Sharp road |
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31.7 |
0.9 |
Right on Bucktoe road |
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33.0 |
1.3 |
Left on Newark road - BUSY ROAD-WATCH OUT! |
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33.3 |
0.3 |
Right into the Sunoco station, (restrooms, gas, coffee). We regroup
here. |
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33.3 |
0.0 |
Left leaving the parking lot |
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34.3 |
1.0 |
Right on Hillendale road |
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36.9 |
2.6 |
Straight at traffic light, continue straight on Hillendale road
(confusing corner) |
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37.5 |
0.6 |
Right at PA Rt. 82 South |
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38.5 |
1.0 |
Left to cross bridge, onto Old Kennet road. |
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41.7 |
3.2 |
Right on Center Mill road |
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42.2 |
0.5 |
Continue straight at stop sign |
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42.5 |
0.3 |
Right on Clinton School road - back in Delaware now |
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43.4 |
0.9 |
Right on Creek road |
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44.8 |
1.4 |
Straight - Cross bridge over Red Clay creek at stop sign., entering
Yorklyn, a 19th
century industrial village, now home to NVF, a
large paper producer |
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46.1 |
1.3 |
Left at traffic light, turn Left on Old Wilmington road |
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47.2 |
1.1 |
Left on Brackenville road |
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48.3 |
1.1 |
Right at stop sign, Right on to Barley mill rd. the promised covered
bridge isn't to be, due to construction detours-just grab a glance
before turning |
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a nice area to live in, home to the "old" wealth in this area |
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51.4 |
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Right at Centerville road |
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51.9 |
0.5 |
Straight at traffic light, continue straight, entering "normal"
housing area, as we get near to Lunch time |
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53.0 |
1.1 |
Right at light; Right on Faulkland road |
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Cross Red Clay creek last time |
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54.1 |
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Left at traffic light, Left on to Rt. 41 |
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54.6 |
0.5 |
Straight at traffic light, continue straight |
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54.8 |
0.2 |
Right HIDDEN, QUICK turn to RIGHT on Greenbank rd. |
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55.1 |
0.3 |
Left: Lunch at the PIT- park in the rear lot as a group for
photo-ops |
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DIRECTIONS HOME: Leave the parking lot, turning LEFT back on to
Greenbank road. At bottom of hill, make a RIGHT onto Rt. 41 (busy
road). At top of hill at traffic light, turn LEFT, and move to
right-hand lane ASAP. You will pass shopping center on right. GET on
DE 141 SOUTH- BOUND. Follow this road for 4 miles until you get to
the intersection of I-95. Note, I-295 is just ahead on the same
road. I hope all enjoyed seeing where the $$ are and are not. - Ed |