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An easy, short loop run around the lake on singletrack, mulched, and paved trail.


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3.0

Miles

4.9

KM

100%

Runnable

392' 119 m

High

326' 99 m

Low

84' 26 m

Up

84' 26 m

Down

1%

Avg Grade (1°)

4%

Max Grade (2°)

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Features Fall Colors · Lake · River/Creek · Views

Overview

Need to get in a quick run? This is a great little trail around a scenic lake in a suburban setting. It takes you around the perimeter of the park through tall pines, around ball fields, and it is relatively flat.

Runner Notes

There is a foot bridge over a creek on the far end of the lake that's currently washed out (12/2016) with plans to repair it in early 2017. However, there are step stones to cross the creek with relative ease.

Description

Park in the Ballfield 5/6/7/Ropes Course parking lot. You can access the trail just behind the restrooms. Start out on mulched doubletrack and stay right past the ropes course. Run to the base of the dam and take a right on the paved greenway, the Paw Paw Trail. Stay on this only .10 of a mile; then stay left and run up the steps at the end of the dam.

The Lake Trail starts here to the right. Here it's singletrack along the lake with some pretty views of the lake. The trail is easy to follow through here. After a couple bridges, you'll start making lefts around the lake. Always keep the lake on the left. Once you get 3/4 of way around the lake, you'll come to a footbridge that's washed out (as of 12/2016) but you can hop rocks to cross the creek.

After crossing the creek, you'll run up a paved path till you hit a T-intersection. At this intersection, you take a left. Run along the paved greenway, again with the lake on your left, for a quarter mile; then take a sharp right onto another paved path, the Pine Cone Trail. You'll run away from the lake at this point. Follow this path (which also has wide natural surface shoulder to run on as well) about another quarter mile until you hit another T-intersection. Go straight here onto the mulched doubletrack.

Continue on the mulched doubletrack for approximately another 1/4 mile; you'll cross a road and head up a hill until you are behind the community center. Stay right here and loop behind the community center for another 1/4 of mile. You'll then be back to the park road; go straight, cross the road again and follow it to the right back to the parking lot.

There are several variations and ways to add mileage to this route. There are maps in the parking lots, but the trails are not well marked. That said, if you keep the lake in sight, it's hard to get lost.

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Shared By:

Allan Brunner

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  3.9 from 8 votes

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Photos

The Paw Paw Trail follows a smooth tread through the forest, allowing visitors to spend less time worrying about foot placement and more time enjoying the forest around them.
Feb 25, 2017 near Morrisv…, NC
At this point, the Lake Trail traverses the top of the dam.
Feb 25, 2017 near Morrisv…, NC
The Lake Trail traverses pleasant forests along a smooth tread.
Feb 25, 2017 near Morrisv…, NC

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