Bombay Hook Shearness Pool Trail
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Delaware · kent County

Bombay Hook Shearness Pool Trail

Flat refuge route around impoundments and marsh habitat.

Rating
Length
2.4 mi
Difficulty
3
County
kent

About This Trail

This 2.4-mile flat trail in Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge loops around managed freshwater impoundments where thousands of snow geese, ducks, and shorebirds congregate during fall and spring migrations. A 30-foot observation tower at the trail’s midpoint provides elevated views across the marsh and pool system along the Delaware Bay shoreline.

Location

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Coordinates: 39.2720568, -75.469922

Getting There

From Smyrna, take Route 9 north to Whitehall Neck Road and follow it to Bombay Hook NWR. The Shearness Pool Trail is at the northern end of the refuge along the wildlife drive.

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