Outdoors & Trails
Woods, meadows, and miles of trail, from easy loops to longer hikes.
Cane Creek Mountains Natural AreaA county nature park in the Cane Creek Mountains, with miles of hiking trail through rolling hills, creeks, and rock outcrops, and some of the best views in Alamance County. The packed-gravel Longleaf Loop works for strollers.Cedarock ParkA 500-acre county park on a historic farm, with hiking trails, a waterfall over an old mill dam, two disc golf courses, a fishing pond, a playground, a restored 1800s farmstead, and plenty of open field. Easy to spend a whole day.Great Bend Park at GlencoeOver a mile of riverfront and wooded trail on the Haw, with a bridge over the old mill race to an overlook of the Glencoe Mill Dam. A short walk away is Glencoe Mill Village, one of the best-preserved mill villages in North Carolina.Saxapahaw Island ParkA county park on an island in the Haw River, right in Saxapahaw, with a trail along the water and a playground. Pair it with the Haw River Trail and a stop at the shops and restaurants of the Saxapahaw Rivermill.