Trap Pond: short American Holly improved-path return
Delaware · Other separated ride
Follow only the named improved American Holly path. Turn at 0.35 outward mile or at its Loblolly / Bob connection if sooner, and retrace. Exclude the longer Bob pond circuit, wetland bridge, natural side paths and campground roads. If the named path is not recognizable, check the local park map rather than substituting an unmarked woods route.
Plan your ride
- Location
- Laurel · Delaware
- Ride length
- Up to 0.7 mile return
- Ride format
- Out-and-back
- Surface
- Crushed-stone American Holly Trail
- Road crossings
- Follow only the named improved American Holly path. Turn at 0.35 outward mile or at its Loblolly / Bob connection if sooner, and retrace. Exclude the longer Bob pond circuit, wetland bridge, natural side paths and campground roads. If the named path is not recognizable, check the local park map rather than substituting an unmarked woods route.
- Elevation
- Retained owner inventory describes gentle grade and Easy difficulty. This does not measure every approach or promise that crushed stone stays firm after rain.
- Starting location
- Baldcypress Nature Center, Trap Pond State Park, Laurel, DE
Chosen maximum 0.7-mile return. The inventory’s 0.7-mile named trail and historical combined 1.1-mile hike describe different scopes; no assumption about a full named loop or one-way total is needed for this cap.
Approximate named public facility/access-area reference. Follow the guide to the selected public visitor lot and signed trail connection; not a surveyed parking space.
Trap Pond: short American Holly improved-path return — detailed guide
Source review: 2026-10-21. A dated source review does not guarantee current-day conditions.
Laurel, Delaware · Up to 0.7 mile return · Crushed-stone American Holly Trail
Start: American Holly trailhead across from Baldcypress Nature Center, Baldcypress Nature Center, Trap Pond State Park, Laurel, DE. Use designated public day-use parking in the nature-center area and walk to the signed American Holly head across from the center. Walk any internal-road interface and avoid reserved event or campground spaces.
Ride: Follow only the named improved American Holly path. Turn at 0.35 outward mile or at its Loblolly / Bob connection if sooner, and retrace. Exclude the longer Bob pond circuit, wetland bridge, natural side paths and campground roads. If the named path is not recognizable, check the local park map rather than substituting an unmarked woods route.
Distance: Chosen maximum 0.7-mile return. The inventory’s 0.7-mile named trail and historical combined 1.1-mile hike describe different scopes; no assumption about a full named loop or one-way total is needed for this cap.
Permission and effort: The October 6 state bicycle inventory expressly includes American Holly for hiking and biking. Retained owner inventory describes gentle grade and Easy difficulty. This does not measure every approach or promise that crushed stone stays firm after rain.
Planning: Use daylight within posted public day-use hours. Follow posted state-park vehicle pass requirements and current rate. Nature-center events and camping are separate. Yield to walkers, keep pets leashed and obey signs. E-bike class eligibility is not established by this ordinary bicycle guide.
Access reviewed October 20, 2026 Central (October 21 UTC): The October 20 DNREC article reports a tree planting near the Bob Trail causeway on October 19. That confirms a specific park activity, not an inspection or reopening of every path. No new American Holly-specific restriction was established in the bounded independent review. Follow signs and turn before soft tread, work or ice; retained inventory facts date October 6.
Bring water and choose suitable weather. Parking walking is extra. No surveyed parking-space pin or navigable GPX is supplied.
Sources: Retained owner named-trail listing · Current independent park activity notice · Historical nature-center / named-trail orientation