get out and about

Take A Hike

Hike along miles of trails available. Visit Eno River State Park and the Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area, the tallest point in the county. ncparks.gov.

THE HILLSBOROUGH RIVERWALK

A 1.8 mile trail which winds along the Eno River from Gold Park and is part of the state’s Mountains-to-Sea Trail. The main entrance is at the Eno River Parking Deck at the end of Nash and Kollock St. hillsboroughnc.gov/community/parkfacilities/riverwalk

THE HISTORIC OCCONEECHEE SPEEDWAY TRAIL

Walk the historic one-mile dirt track that many of the great NASCAR legends raced on from 19491968 at 320 Elizabeth Brady Rd in Hillsborough. Open to the public during daylight hours every day. FREE. enotrails.com/occoneechee-speedway-trail.htm

PRESERVES & FORESTS

Hike the Carolina North Forest’s 750 acres of woodlands, or wander the Brumley Family and Johnston Mill Nature Preserves.

• CAROLINA NORTH FOREST facilities.unc.edu/carolina-north-forest

• BRUMLEY FAMILY NATURE PRESERVE triangleland.org

• JOHNSTON MILL NATURE PRESERVE triangleland.org

Bicycling

A great way to get around. There are miles and miles of bike trails to enjoy. Visit: move.unc.edu/ bike/bikeshare OR townofchapelhill.org

Soccer

Orange County’s Soccer.Com Center is on West Ten Road in Efland. orangecountync.gov

Golf

Play a round of golf at the newly renovated the UNC Finley Golf Club, uncfinley.com, or Hillsborough’s Occoneechee Golf Club. occoneechee.com

Disc Golf

Play at UNC’s Carolina Disc Golf Club, Chapel Hill’s Southern Community Park or Carrboro’s Anderson Community Park. campusrec.unc.edu or visit town’s recreation websites

TENNIS & PICKLEBALL

Play tennis or try your hand at the fastest growing sport in America -pickleball- a combination of tennis, badminton, and table tennis. chapelhillpickleball.org

Ice Skate

Lace up at the Orange County Sportsplex. oc-sportsplex.com

SKATEBOARD

Hang ten at Chapel Hill Skatepark. townofchapelhill.org

Water Fun

Spend Spring through mid-Fall weekends on the water at University Lake and Cane Creek Reservoir owasa.org

SWIM

Dip in at the A. D. Clark Pool, Homestead Aquatics Center, Chapel Hill Community Center and the Orange County Sportsplex in Hillsborough.

RACING

Hear the roar of engines at the Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, the fastest 3/8 mile track in the nation. ocstrack.net

For information about parks, greenways, trails, bike routes and other recreation opportunities contact:

Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Dept 919.968.2784 | townofchapelhill.org

Carrboro Recreation and Parks Dept 919.918.7364 | carrbororec.org

Orange County Dept. of Environment Agriculture, Parks & Recreation 919.245.2600 | orangecountync.gov

New Look Blackwood Farm Park

In this 152-acre park, find 4 miles of hiking trails, historic farmlands, outbuildings, open fields, picnic shelter, fishing pond and restrooms.

Open daily at 8am except select holidays.

4215 NC 86 S, CHAPEL HILL orangecountync.gov/3059/ blackwood-farm-park

Catch A Movie

— SILVERSPOT CINEMA — AT UNIVERSITY PLACE

— VARSITY THEATRE — ON FRANKLIN ST

— THE LUMINA — AT SOUTHERN VILLAGE

— CHELSEA THEATER — AT TIMBERLYNE