Hepzipah
by Don Anderson,
with some tweaking by Bill Hardam
Hepzipah, Chester Country, Pa. Leader:________ Start at 10 a.m. This will be a 30-mile, hilly, pretty ride on mostly quiet road all
around the King Ranch area featuring a ride through an extensive private estate.
Bring lunch for a picnic by a stream. Directions: North on DE 41, 10 miles
beyond US 1, turn right on Highland (traffic light) at the Octorara Area School
Complex. Park in the last parking lot on the right. About 30 miles from
Wilmington.
Note to leader. When scouting this, see if whatever went into the old deli would
be appropriate for lunch. When we rode past it 10/0404 one of the workmen said it
was to be an Irish pub.
| DIST |
DIR |
ROAD |
DIST |
DIR |
ROAD |
| 0 |
R |
HIGHLAND |
20.8 |
L |
RUNNYMEADE |
| 2 |
X |
RTE 10 Caution!! |
21.9 |
BL |
X BRIDGE - LUNCH |
| 3.0 |
R |
at YELLOW ARROW |
21.9 |
R |
PRIVATE ROAD |
| |
|
STOTTSVILLE RD |
|
|
DISR NO OUTLET SIGN |
| 3.9 |
L |
W. GLENROSE |
22.9 |
S |
LEAVE PRIVATE ROAD (sometimes
locked) |
| 4.7 |
R |
FIVE PT, NO SIGN |
23.1 |
L |
ON PUBLIC ROAD |
| 5 |
L |
BEAVER DAM |
23.6 |
R |
FRIENDS MEETINGHOUSE |
| 5.7 |
R |
TRO BEAVER DAM |
24.4 |
BR |
TRO FRIENDS MH |
| 6.6 |
L |
BUCK RUN at T |
24.7 |
X |
GUM TREE |
| 7 |
R |
SPRINGDELL |
25.4 |
BR |
TRO FRIENDS MH |
| 7.6 |
L |
ROKEBY AFTER BRIDGE |
26.2 |
L/R |
FRIENDSHIP CHURCH |
| |
|
DISR ROAD CLOSED SIGN |
|
|
MARTIN |
| 8.3 |
R |
RTE 82, DOE RUN at T |
27.7 |
R |
STATION (Just before |
| 8.5 |
L |
COVERED BRIDGE |
|
|
Rte 10) |
| 8.8 |
L |
FROG HOLLOW to X COVERED |
28 |
L |
HIGHLAND at T |
| |
|
BRIDGE – CAUTION, GAPS |
28.2 |
X |
RTE 10 Caution!! |
| 10.6 |
R |
STRASBURG (This is |
30.1 |
L |
INTO PARKING LOT |
| |
|
Hepzipah) |
|
|
|
| 10.9 |
R |
RAMSEY |
|
|
|
| 11.4 |
L |
DOE RUN-CHURCH at T |
|
|
R - RIGHT |
| 11.7 |
R |
STRASBURG at T |
|
|
L - LEFT |
| 12.4 |
R |
BRANDYWINE CREEK |
|
|
BL – BEAR LEFT |
| 13.4 |
L |
TRO BRANDYWINE CREEK |
|
|
BR – BEAR RIGHT |
| 14.5 |
R |
GREEN VALLEY at T |
|
|
X - CROSS |
| |
|
DISR ROAD CLOSED SIGN |
|
|
TRO – TO REMAIN ON |
| 15.8 |
BR |
TRO GREEN VALLEY |
|
|
DISR - DISREGARD |
| 16.4 |
S |
APPLEGROVE |
|
|
|
| 18.3 |
R |
RTE 82, DOE RUN at T |
|
|
|
| 19.5 |
L |
RTE 841, CHATHAM |
|
|
|
| 20.7 |
R |
SPRINGDELL - Deli |
|
|
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