American Tobacco Trail

This is one of the absolutely jewels of Durham. I cannot say enough good things about the ATT. I’ve biked its length more times than I can count, both on a mountain bike to cover the full 45-ish miles round trip including gravel trail, and, far more often, road bike to cover the 30-ish paved miles round trip. I’ve also run here, OneWheeled here, and so much more. When buying a house in Durham, proximity to this trail should be your first concern - perhaps your only concern. I do feel like Durham’s traffic engineer has continued to make this trail more dangerous - a foolish detour that has fortunately since closed saw me thrown from my bike by a car. I was fine, fortunately, but you should’ve seen the car (not the driver’s fault - again, whoever has been redesigning intersections in Durham seems to be fiendishly bent on Malthusian population reduction). Watch where you’re going, bring the kids, and have an unforgettable time on the ATT!

Awesome paved trail- tons of shade for summer walks/ runs. I didn’t notice a ton of bugs either- which anyone from NC knows is an added plus. Did 7 miles total. One portion had a downed tree but it was lifted in a manner that allowed foot/ bike traffic to flow through. Seems like people contribute to the upkeep until hired personnel can address issues (like the tree).

I am disabled, I used this trail with my mobility aide to get around safely. I met many good people on this trail.

The area around Southpoint Mall is very confusing and better signage is needed. Other than that it is a great trail and well maintained.

What a wonderful NC treasure! We are so fortunate to have the Rails to Trails program to enjoy our beautiful environment that is being encroached upon daily.