A hidden treasure right in the heart of Middletown

Active use trail system

Millenium Trail & Memorial Park

 

The Millennium Trail begins at the north end of the Memorial Park parking lot. Before or after your hike be sure to spend a few moments at the observation deck over Ridley Creek. In summer you are likely to see red-winged blackbirds, mallard ducks and great blue herons in the slack water behind the water plant's dam. The trail follows the crest of an old berm that runs along the creek's floodplain before heading uphill through a beech and oak woodland to a high bluff. From there one gains a fine view of a wetland meadow across the creek in Upper Providence Township. The trail then descends to a small tributary coming off Mineral Hill (source of a number of rare minerals of interest to local geologists) before looping and returning to the parking lot. The approximate round-trip length is 1/2 mile.

  • For pedestrians only.

    Dogs are allowed on leash.

    Trash Cans available.

    No restrooms.

    Not stroller/wheelchair accessible but it is mostly flat.

  • Two picnic tables with one of them overlooking Ridley Creek.

    1 covered sitting area.

    Benches throughout the park along the trail.

  • Memorial park (& Millenium Trail) is owned and maintained by Middletown Township.

  • The Millennium Trail begins at the north end of the Memorial Park parking lot, located across from the Water Works at the intersection of Baltimore Pike and Elwyn Road. There are no marked spot but plenty of parking. Coordinates are 39.917565, -75.405489.