As an avid cyclist, I'm ecstatic about the completion of the bridge and the upgrades to the ATT into Chatham and Wake counties. I've popped a few tires south of Herndon Park in the past, which is a general risk of riding on rough trail, but I'm happy to have smooth, car-free pavement to ride on. Easy parking is located in the Harris Teeter shopping center on Hwy 54 or by Southpoint Crossings shopping center (a map can be found here: http://www.triangletrails.org/pdfs/ATT_map-6-10_3-4.pdf), you'll progress quickly past one of the elevated views of Durham county and through fairly thriving wetlands with beaver dams and turtle "beaches", logs with dozens of turtles soaking up the warmth of the sun. The pictures below show much better than I could describe, this wide, tree-lined bike trail. From the parking area to the New Hope Rd. parking area was just over 7.5 miles of fairly flat riding through NC Wildlife lands. The trail changes from asphalt to fine gravel at the Wake County line, but riding a road bike on the trail proved easy enough. Trail maps are at every road crossing, and there is a bathroom and water fountain at Herndon Park, and a water fountain again near the O'Kelly Chapel Rd. crossing. You're kind of on your own for snacks, so pack well.  |
| Using an app like Map My Ride will give you a good gauge of the ride--a map of the area, distance traveled, direction and elevation changes. |
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| Parking area at New Hope Road trailhead |
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| Urban wildlife--a turtle beach in a small wetlands near the mall |
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| Finishing with the "whoopee" ride over I-40 |
