Interactive Google maps, cut-sheets, and other downloadable and printable maps of Durham County trails and open space.
When DOST Commissioners station information booths at Durham community events such as Earth Day, CenterFest, and the Festival for the Eno, the single most common question is, "Can I get a map of that trail?"
With this website, now you can download and print as many maps as you'd like. But we've done you one better.
On this page, we have assembled some of the most popular and commonly-used maps (listed alphabetically) of trails and open spaces across Durham County. Durham is blessed with many organizations and foundations that share DOST's passion for creating outdoor recreation opportunities for all of our residents (review a list of these groups, [here]), and have published a wide range of maps. So bookmark this page. Print out a map before you head out for a ride or hike!
Additionally, the Durham Open Space and Trails Commission has identified six future trails and trail extensions which we believe should be given highest priority by the Durham City Council. We are lobbying to have these important linkages to the existing trail framework developed, for they will benefit a large portion of the population. Benefits range from enhancing cultural and community identity to improved public health to generating economic value and activity on properties located near trail amenities.
Cut-sheets of these six priority future trails are listed below. Funding for designing two of the trail extensions (the Pearsontown and West Ellerbe Creek) has been included within the 2008-2009 Durham City Budget. Please read the cut-sheets and contact your representatives if you believe the trails should come to fruition.
If you know of another local map you'd like to see on this list or if you've spotted a dead link, drop us a line: DOST contacts.
DOST-identified high-priority trailsIndividual Durham County trails and parks
County-wide and city-wide resource maps
Regional resource maps
Matching Grants Program interactive Google map Neighborhood Association map overlaid with trails and parks in an interactive Google map North Durham County preserved lands map from Jane Korst Will's map of tree cover areas
DOST-identified high-priority trails
Duke
Beltline / Downtown Trail
Author: Durham
Open Space and Trails Commission
Format: PDF
Content: Proposed trail route with
executive summary, local history, a list
of trail benefits, and an artistic
representation of the future trail.
Pearsontown Trail (extension)
Author: Durham
Open Space and Trails Commission
Format: PDF
Content: Proposed trail route with
executive summary, local history, and a
list of trail benefits.
Sandy
Creek Trail (extension)
Author: Durham
Open Space and Trails Commission
Format: PDF
Content: Proposed trail route with
executive summary, local history, a list
of trail benefits, and an artistic
representation of the future trail.
Third
Fork Creek Trail
Author: Durham
Open Space and Trails Commission
Format: PDF
Content: Proposed trail route with
executive summary, local history, a list
of trail benefits, and an artistic
representation of the future trail.
Warren Creek Trail
Author: Durham
Open Space and Trails Commission
Format: PDF
Content: Proposed trail route with
executive summary, local history, and a
list of trail benefits.
West
Ellerbe Creek Trail (extension)
Author: Durham
Open Space and Trails Commission
Format: PDF
Content: Proposed trail route with
executive summary, local history, a list
of trail benefits, and an artistic
representation of the future trail.
Individual Durham County trails and parks
American Tobacco Trail
Author: Triangle
Rails to Trails Conservancy
Format: PDF
Content: [LEFT] Panels 1 and 2 (northern
sections from West Point on the Eno to
Solite Park) of the popular TRTC ATT map.
[RIGHT] Panels 3 and 4 (southern sections
from Solite Park to New Hill).
American Tobacco
Trail
Author: News
and Observer
Format: PDF
Content: Photos and map of ATT with
detailed trail surface data and user
amenities.
American Tobacco
Trail
Author:
Durham City Parks and Recreation
Department
Format: PDF
Content: Close-up of ATT sections.
Duke
Beltline / Downtown Trail
Author:
Durham City/County Planning Department
Format: PDF
Content: Proposed rails-to-trails route
around downtown Durham along the existing
Norfolk Southern rail line.
Duke
Beltline / Downtown Trail
Author: Durham
Open Space and Trails Commission
Format: PDF
Content: Proposed trail route along the
existing Norfolk Southern rail line with
executive summary, local history, a list
of trail benefits, and an artistic
representation of the future trail.
Duke
Beltline / Downtown Trail
Author:
Triangle Rails to Trails Conservancy
Format: PDF
Content: Proposed trail route along the
existing Norfolk Southern rail line with
detailed road crossings.
Duke
Golf Course (aka Al Buehler Cross
Country) Trail
Author: Office
of the Duke Forest
Format: PDF
Content: Al Buehler Cross Country Trail
around the Duke golf course includes main
2.91-mile loop and 0.58-mile exercise
loop.
Ellerbe Creek Trail
Author:
Durham City Parks and Recreation
Department
Format: PDF
Content: Ellerbe Creek Trail map with
vehicular parking and trail access points.
South
Ellerbe Creek Trail
Author:
Durham City Parks and Recreation
Department
Format: PDF
Content: South Ellerbe Creek Trail map
with vehicular parking and trail access
points.
West
Ellerbe Creek Trail
Author:
Durham City Parks and Recreation
Department
Format: PDF
Content: West Ellerbe Creek Trail map with
vehicular parking and trail access points.
West
Ellerbe Creek Trail (extension)
Author: Durham
Open Space and Trails Commission
Format: PDF
Content: Proposed future trail route
extension with executive summary, local
history, a list of trail benefits, and an
artistic representation of the future
trail.
Ellerbe Creek 17 Acre Wood Preserve
Author:
Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association
Format: PDF
Content: This map shows preserve boundary,
trails, the Ellerbe creek, and other
features overlaid on high-resolution
aerial photographs.
Ellerbe Creek Glennstone Preserve
Author:
Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association
Format: PDF
Content: This map shows preserve boundary,
trails, the Ellerbe creek, and other
features overlaid on high-resolution
aerial photographs.
Ellerbe Creek Pearl Mill Preserve
Author:
Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association
Format: PDF
Content: This map shows preserve boundary,
trails, the Ellerbe creek, and other
features overlaid on high-resolution
aerial photographs.
Eno
River State Park
Author:
NC Division of Parks and Recreation
Format: PDF
(2-page)
Content: Eno River hiking trail map with
information on parking, canoe access,
camping, and park flora and fauna.
Eno
River State Park
Author:
NC Division of Parks and Recreation
Format: PDF
Content: Similar to the first Eno River
map, but this map includes lengths and
difficulty ratings for 15 named hiking
trails.
Eno
River State Park
Author:
NC Division of Parks and Recreation
Format: PDF
(2-page)
Content: Similar to the first Eno River
map, but this map includes descriptions of
hiking trails on the EASTERN side of the
park.
Eno
River State Park
Author:
NC Division of Parks and Recreation
Format: PDF
(2-page)
Content: Similar to the first Eno River
map, but this map includes descriptions of
hiking trails on the WESTERN side of the
park.
West
Point on the Eno River City Park
Author:
Durham City Parks and Recreation
Department
Format: PDF
(2-page)
Content: Map displays and describes trails
beginning from West Point on the Eno.
Falls
Lake
Author:
NC Division of Parks and Recreation
Format: PDF
(with section maps in JPEG format found [here])
Content: Falls Lake map with trails and
information on facilities and boat ramps.
Hollow Rock Access Area at New Hope
Creek
Author:
Orange County Environment & Resource
Conservation Department
Format: PDF
Content: Proposed Master Plan for park at
the intersection of Pickett and Erwin
Roads.
Jordan Lake
Author:
NC Division of Parks and Recreation
Format: PDF
(with section maps in JPEG format found [here])
Content: Jordan Lake map with information
on gamelands, facilities, and boat ramps.
Little River Park
Author: Unknown
Format: JPEG
Content: Little River Park hiking,
mountain biking, and Interpretive Loop
trails.
Little River Park
Author:
Triangle MTB
Format: JPEG
Content: Little River Park mountain bike
trails.
Mountains to Sea Trail
Author:
Friends of the NC Mountains to Sea Trail
Format: Google
Map
Content: MST Section 25 (Bryan Park to
West Point on the Eno City Park) with
trailheads, vehicular parking, and other
information.
Mountains to Sea Trail
Author:
Friends of the NC Mountains to Sea Trail
Format: Google
Map
Content: MST Section 26 (West Point on the
Eno City Park to Shinleaf SRA) with
trailheads, vehicular parking, and other
information.
Mountains to Sea Trail
Author:
Friends of the NC Mountains to Sea Trail
Format: Google
Map
Content: MST Section 27 (Shinleaf SRA to
Falls Dam) with trailheads, vehicular
parking, and other information.
New
Hope Creek Corridor
Author: New
Hope Creek Corridor Advisory Committee
Format: GIF
(with ten component maps found [here])
Content: Existing and proposed trails in
the New Hope Creek Corridor Master Plan.
New
Hope Creek Corridor
Author:
Durham City/County Planning Department
Format: PDF
Content: New Hope Creek Bottomlands trail
from Githens Middle School to Chapel Hill
Boulevard (as of 2002).
Pearsontown Trail (extension)
Author: Durham
Open Space and Trails Commission
Format: PDF
Content: Proposed trail route with
executive summary, local history, and a
list of trail benefits.
Rocky
Creek/Pearsontown Trail
Author:
Durham City Parks and Recreation
Department
Format: PDF
Content: Rocky Creek/Pearsontown Trail map
with vehicular parking and trail access
points.
Sandy
Creek Trail
Author:
Durham City Parks and Recreation
Department
Format: PDF
Content: Sandy Creek Trail map with
vehicular parking and trail access points.
Sandy
Creek Trail (extension)
Author: Durham
Open Space and Trails Commission
Format: PDF
Content: Proposed future trail route
extension with executive summary, local
history, a list of trail benefits, and an
artistic representation of the future
trail.
Third
Fork Creek Trail
Author: Durham
Open Space and Trails Commission
Format: PDF
Content: Proposed future trail route with
executive summary, local history, a list
of trail benefits, and an artistic
representation of the future trail.
Warren Creek Trail
Author: Durham
Open Space and Trails Commission
Format: PDF
Content: Proposed trail route with
executive summary, local history, and a
list of trail benefits.
Warren Creek Trail
Author:
Durham City Parks and Recreation
Department
Format: PDF
Content: Warren Creek Trail map with
vehicular parking and trail access points.
County-wide and city-wide resource maps
Durham County Greenways and Trails
Author: Durham
City/County Planning Dept, Durham
Parks and Rec, and the Durham
Convention and Visitor's Bureau
Format: PDF
(2-page)
Content: Generalized trail map of Durham
County
Durham Park Locator
Author:
Durham City GIS Department
Format: Online
tool
Content: Maps (and amenities) of over 60
Durham County parks can be queried and
displayed.
Eating Smart Moving More brochure and
map
Author:
Partnership for a Healthy Durham
Format: PDF
(2-page), and also available in
Spanish
Content: Brochure and map displays many
options for eating locally and staying
active.
North
Durham Country Byway
Author:
National Scenic Byways Program
Format: GIF
Content: "The North Durham Country Byway
meanders through the peaceful plantations
north of the metropolitan area of Durham."
Durham City Bike Rack Locations
Author:
Durham City Public Works Department
Format: PDF
Content: Locations of bike racks and bike
lockers in the city of Durham.
Triangle Bike Maps: Durham
Author:
Nicomachus.net
Format: Google
Map
Content: Community-generated bike routes
with locations of bike shops, co-ops, and
meet-ups.
Durham
Bike Map
Author:
NCDOT Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian
Transportation
Format: JPEG
Content: [LEFT] Front
of NCDOT bicycle map with street index and
ratings, topographic elevation, and parks.
[RIGHT] Back
of NCDOT bicycle map with safety tips and
description of street ratings.
Regional resource maps
Capital Area Greenway Map
Author:
City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation
Department
Format: PDF
Content: NCDOT bicycle map of Raleigh with
routes, parks, and inset maps of larger
towns.
Carolinas Civil War Campaign Map
Author:
NC Department of Tourism
Format: PDF
Content: Carolinas Campaign map includes
driving route and Civil War site details.
Carrboro Bicycle Facilities Map
Author:
Town of Carrboro
Format: PDF
Content: Bicycle map of Carrboro with
routes denoting bike planes, wide
shoulders, and bike/pedestrian paths.
Cary
Bicycle/Greenway Map
Author:
Town of Cary Parks, Recreation &
Cultural Resources Department
Format: PDF
Content: The Cary Bicycle Plan includes
bike routes and descriptions, parks, and
other information.
Chapel Hill and Carrboro Bicycle
Facilities Map
Author:
Town of Chapel Hill Planning Department
Format: PDF
Content: Bicycle map of Chapel Hill and
Carrboro with routes denoting bike planes,
wide shoulders, and nearby amentities.
Chatham County Bike Map
Author:
NCDOT Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian
Transportation
Format: JPEG
Content: NCDOT bicycle map of Chatham
County with routes, parks, and inset maps
of larger towns.
Duke
Forest
Author:
Office of the Duke Forest
Format: PDF
(with printed forest maps for sale [here])
Content: Duke Forest general locator map
displays the six divisions of the Forest
in Durham, Orange, and Alamance Counties.
East
Coast Greenway: North Carolina
Author: East
Coast Greenway
Format: JPEG
Content: Completed and proposed trail
routes through eastern North Carolina for
the East Coast Greenway.
Neuse
River Canoe Trail
Author:
City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation
Department
Format: PDF
(2-page)
Content: Map of 10.7-mile canoe trail from
Falls Dam to Poole Road also offers
information on river hazards, adjacent
topography, and canoe skills.
Neuse
River Canoe Trail
Author:
City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation
Department
Format: PDF
(2-page)
Content: Map of 3.5-mile canoe trail from
Milburnie Dam to Buffaloe Road also offers
information on river hazards, adjacent
topography, and canoe skills.
North
Carolina Bicycling Highways
Author:
NCDOT Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian
Transportation
Format: Printed
Content: Order free bicycling route maps
from this NCDOT web page.
North
Carolina Birding Trail
Author:
North Carolina Birding Trail
Format: Interactive
GIF (with a 176-page printed guide
for sale [here])
Content: Piedmont North Carolina birding
sites with detailed PDF maps, site
descriptions, species of interest, and
access, parking, and directions.
North
Carolina Museum of Art Trails
Author:
North Carolina Museum of Art
Format: PDF
Content: Trail routes around the Art
Museum, including locations of
installations and connection to the I-440
pedestrian bridge.
Raleigh Bike Map
Author:
NCDOT Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian
Transportation
Format: PDF
Content: NCDOT bicycle map of Raleigh with
routes, parks, and inset maps of larger
towns.
RTP
Jogging and Pedestrian Trails
Author:
The Research Triangle Foundation
Format: PDF
(2-page)
Content: Existing and proposed jogging and
pedestrian trails (and lengths), as well
as softball fields.
Triangle Bike Maps: Cary
Author:
Nicomachus.net
Format: Google
Map
Content: Community-generated bike routes
with locations of bike shops, co-ops, and
meet-ups.
Triangle Bike Maps: Orange County
Author:
Nicomachus.net
Format: Google
Map
Content: Community-generated bike routes
with locations of bike shops, co-ops, and
meet-ups.
Triangle Bike Maps: Raleigh
Author:
Nicomachus.net
Format: Google
Map
Content: Community-generated bike routes
with locations of bike shops, co-ops, and
meet-ups.
Triangle MTB Area Bike Map
Author:
Triangle MTB
Format: Yahoo
Map
Content: Links to detailed Triangle area
bike routes with locations of trailheads
and bike shops.
William B. Umstead State Park
Author:
NC Division of Parks and Recreation
Format: PDF
Content: Umstead State Park map with
hiking trails, bridle paths, camping, and
other information.