Destinations · Delaware
DE · 39.6792, -75.7581
Mason and Dixon Byway, Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway and Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway are 3 of 9 signed byways within 30 miles of Newark, Delaware.
Understand
While European settlement of the area began in the 17th century, the city was not established by royal charter until 1758. Today Newark is one of the largest cities in Delaware and is home to the state's largest institution of higher learning, the University of Delaware.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Newark. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
National Scenic Byway · 11 mi out
National Scenic Byway · 13 mi out
National Scenic Byway · 15 mi out
National Scenic Byway · 15 mi out
State scenic byway · 2 mi out
State scenic byway · 10 mi out
State scenic byway · 18 mi out
State scenic byway · 24 mi out
State scenic byway · 26 mi out
Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.
Loop 1 · 4 h window · 100 mi
3 h 50 loop · 2 stops · back by 3:50 PM. Incorporates Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway.
Touches Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, Bayshore Heritage Byway, Delaware Bayshore Byway
Loop 2 · 8 h window · 266 mi
7 h 54 loop · 7 stops · back by 7:54 PM. Incorporates Millstone Valley Scenic Byway.
Touches Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, Bayshore Heritage Byway, Delaware Bayshore Byway
Byway's engine bakes two loops from Newark: 4 h, 100 miles, 2 stops; and 8 h, 266 miles, 7 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.
The 8 h loop stops at The Delaware River - Colonial Highway of the Swedes and Finns, Jean and Ric Edelman Fossil Park, Top Deck Games, Molly Pitcher Service Area, Worlds Largest Shopping Cart, Muskee Hill and Maurice River Boat Tours. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.