Past the Summit Bridge, the road runs through woods and passes under Chesapeake City Road near the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery. DE 71 splits from DE 896 by heading to the southeast on two-lane undivided Red Lion Road. The road passes a mix of woods and homes as it becomes the southern boundary of Lums Pond State Park and turns east. The route curves northeast and continues into a mix of farmland and homes. DE 71 passes through the community of Kirkwood and crosses the Delmarva Central Railroad again at-grade. The road heads across Dragon Creek and continues past suburban residential development before it intersects DE 72 in Williamsburg. The route continues northeast, crossing Norfolk Southern's Reybold Industrial Track at-grade. From here, the road runs to the community of Red Lion, where it crosses Red Lion Creek before reaching an intersection with DE 7. The final stretch of DE 71 heads northeast toward its northern terminus at US 13 in Tybouts Corner. This intersection is within an interchange between US 13 and DE 1, where DE 1 merges off US 13. Direct access is provided from southbound DE 1 to DE 71 just before the intersection with US 13.