By safetylady in September, 2011
Sept. 2011 - Wow! Delaware finally has a showcase rail trail from beginning to end! I camped at Cape Henlopen State Park (about 2 miles from trailhead), rode wide shoulders past Cape May Ferry and scenic backroad. Next to the Lewes trailhead are off-road smooth paths leading to high school and neighborhoods. Met a steady stream of walkers, runners, bikers and mothers pushing strollers. Other reviews provide good descriptions; the photos "say" it all. Talked to a senior couple who said they ride it every day! - Linda Young, RTC member
By ewinslow in August, 2011
For bicyclists this definitely serves as a nice route to get between Lewes and Rehoboth Beach without dealing with automotive traffic. It's also a great running route as all other running in this area puts you out on cement sidewalks or on road shoulders dealing with the traffic. This trail was a nice respite from that and the mostly crushed stone surface was very welcome. The passage alongside farmland and through wetlands and forest was enjoyable.
By jmcginnis11 in June, 2011
Built along the path of an old railroad that served as the main access to Rehoboth Beach long before the construction of Route 1, the Junction & Breakwater Rail Trail provides tourists with an excellent opportunity to escape from the bustle of town for a couple hours. The homes and condos of West Rehoboth soon give way to lush forests and open farmlands as one travels northwest towards Lewes. Although a previous reviewer complained that the dense vegetation blocks out the views of adjacent glades, it also provides cool shade from the intense sunlight that is typical of the Delmarva Peninsula's hot, humid summers. Patient users are also guaranteed to see some of the area's abdundant wildlife, while history buffs are encouraged to follow the branch trail to the trailhead at Wolfe Neck, where the Wolfe House, the only remaining home in a small village that once stood on the spot, is being restored, and peek through the trees off the causeway south of Gills Neck, where one of the lookout towers that were used to watch for German U-Boats during World War II, can be seen above the horizon. A short distance to the north, the trail's crushed stone surface is replaced by wide, concrete sidewalk that runs down the median of Gold Eagle Road for about a quarter-mile past a half-finished subdivision of stately homes. It abruptly reverts to crushed stone on the north end of this deveopment, then follows the perimeter of a farmer's field for the final quarter-mile to Gills Neck Road, just south of the historic town of Lewes. In addition to providing a non-motorized link between the area's two most important towns, the Junction & Breakwater Trail also gives tourists a glimpse of what this section of the Delmarva was like in the days before commercial and residential sprawl grew up along Routes 1 and 9. It is recommended to any hiking or cycling enthusiast who plans to visit the region.