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Up for a good lowlands loop? From the Visitor Center just inside the park entrance head down the Palmetto Boardwalk. It’s a good warm-up, especially for folks who tend to...

Neusiok Trail Probably the best long trail run along the coast, the Croatan’s Neusiok Trail has some mellow up-and-down on its western end, but for the most part meanders through...

We figure that if a trail network is good enough for major high school and collegiate cross-country meets, then it’s probably a pretty cracker jack run. In 2012 alone, Hagan...

The Nat Greene Trail hugs the east bank of Lake Brandt, running from the Lake Brandt Marina south to Old Battleground Avenue. It is one of the oldest and most...

Deep River Trail This highly recommended run originates out of the Piedmont Environmental Center, hugs the west bank of High Point Lake then loops back inland and catches the paved...

(Note: Information is pegged to Bur-Mil Park on Lake Brandt, at the epicenter of the Watershed Lakes Trails.) You’re to be forgiven if, when looking at a map of the...

Ridgeline Trail A common lament for Piedmont trail runners is that it’s hard to find mountain training close to home. Actually, we should say that’s a common lament for trail...

Anyone familiar with competitive cross-country running in North Carolina — or in the Southeast, for that matter — knows about McAlpine Park. Amid the fishing pier, the gazebo, the horseshoe...

This well-marked trail network is a multi-use system popular with hikers and mountain bikers as well. You don’t see many of the former, and while you do the latter, their...

In 1995, Leroy Springs and Co. took over operation of the Anne Springs Close Greenway in Fort Mill, S.C. Since then, among other things, the 2,300-acre ASC Greenway has grown...

Al Buehler Trail Are you a stickler for detail when you run? Do you like to know how your splits for your first, third and fifth quarter mile compare to...

This relatively new (2004) 391-acre park includes 7 miles of hiking trail and 7 miles of mountain bike trail. While the annual Little River Trail Run http://www.trailheads.org/lrtr/ includes the singletrack...

There’s a lot of opportunity in Duke Forest, which isn’t one forest, but six tracts comprising 7,060 acres in Durham, Orange and Alamance counties. While the main use of the...

Cabe Lands Access to West Point on the Eno city park This run has it all: length, variety, scenery, a fast finish. Length: At 8.6 miles one way, you’ll need...

For decades, the 750-acre woodland known both as the Horace Williams Tract and Carolina North, was the unofficial playground of folks from Chapel Hill and Carrboro. About 10 years ago,...

OLD 421 Park Access Not surprisingly, the Yadkin River has attracted humans since the first ones entered the region 12,000 years ago. Initially, the river’s waters meant survival. Today, recreation....

Section 2 You’ve been paddling for a little while now, entirely on flat water. You’ve gotten to where you feel comfortable on the water. Adventuresome, even. And you wouldn’t mind...

As of October 2012, all water-related activities at Salem Lake had been curtailed due to dam construction. That’s the not-so-good news. The good news is that construction isn’t forever, and...