Pink Hill Barrens

Description

Pink Hill Barrens represents the remains of the "Barrens of Middletown", which once stretched further south towards Lima. There is no known mining history. This is the only ecologically intact serpentine grassland in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and takes its name from the moss-pink of the grasslands, which turned the hillside pink when it bloomed. Extensive efforts have been made over the past few years to remove successional forest and restore a larger area to serpentine grassland.

Visiting

Pink Hill is part of the "outside the fence" lands of the Tyler Arboretum. Trails there are currently closed due to ash remediation work.