I live near that lake off Lake Dam road and I am starting to get tired of running there all the time. Too many old folks, families, and lethal people with 16ft dog leashes.

Are there any other nice, natural trails to run around this area, preferably something over a mile?

11/29/2006 11:55:10 AM

nope, that's the only place

11/29/2006 11:57:19 AM

you mean Lake Johnson?

11/29/2006 11:59:10 AM

if only i could this information on google

11/29/2006 12:26:03 PM

Cary Greenway Trails
Umstead Park
Harris Lake Park (near the nuke plant)

[Edited on November 29, 2006 at 12:27 PM. Reason : .]

11/29/2006 12:27:26 PM

there are tons of greenways in Raleigh

http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_99826_0_0_18/Capital_Area_Greenway_Map.pdf

or you could just run through neighborhoods and track your mileage on the gmaps pedometer

11/29/2006 1:36:41 PM

here's a link to the greenway maps for Cary: http://www.townofcary.org/depts/dsdept/P&Z/bicycleplan/bicycleplanmap.htm

You could also go to lake crabtree to run the trails out there

11/29/2006 1:54:47 PM

I live in southeast cary. Greenway #23 is right next to me. It'd be real swell if they could connect it to something!

11/29/2006 2:33:26 PM

run on the dirt trail at lake johnson (closer to the water)
only have to deal with bikers and a few other runner/hikers.

11/29/2006 2:34:35 PM

I'm kind of hoping for the not-having-to-drive to run arrangement.

11/29/2006 2:36:24 PM

Quote :

"You could also go to lake crabtree to run the trails out there"

Please don't! There are tons of trails for runners/ hikers only. Crabtree is practically the only legal singletrack for mountain biking in Raleigh. Do yourself and the bikers a favor and run at Umstead, Schenk or Centennial.

Quote :

"I'm kind of hoping for the not-having-to-drive to run arrangement."

There's a greenway by your house that goes from the lake to Trailwood Dr. From Trailwood, you can go up Avent Ferry to the Centennial Campus trails.

[Edited on November 29, 2006 at 4:58 PM. Reason : .]

11/29/2006 4:56:59 PM

Centennial Middle School

11/29/2006 5:08:27 PM

Quote :

"There's a greenway by your house that goes from the lake to Trailwood Dr. From Trailwood, you can go up Avent Ferry to the Centennial Campus trails."

Dashed line = under construction

11/29/2006 5:20:09 PM

this should be locked.. there is a thread about running on the first page of the Lounge

11/30/2006 8:20:18 AM

it should be, but it's nooot!!

woohoo!!

run wherever you want!!

11/30/2006 8:38:26 AM

Quote :

"Dashed line = under construction"

You must be confused about the map. There is a greenway that goes from Lake Johnson to Trailwood. I used to run and bike it all the time.

11/30/2006 9:41:52 AM

Is there any place in the Raleigh/Durham area where I could run on sand, like any of the lakes?

[Edited on November 30, 2006 at 10:56 AM. Reason : .]

11/30/2006 10:55:47 AM

they have these things called roads you can run down them. Some of them have sidewalks others you just run on the road.

11/30/2006 11:01:22 AM

Quote :

"You must be confused about the map. There is a greenway that goes from Lake Johnson to Trailwood. I used to run and bike it all the time."

You must be confused about your advice, telling me there's a greenway "by my house". I live off of Cary Parkway.

11/30/2006 11:07:47 AM

i just run on the roads around/near campus

11/30/2006 11:55:38 AM

I'd rather avoid running on a road, thank you very much.

I've seen how most of the people drive...aka blond girls on cell phones, fat boys speeding to look cool, old people etc...and I'd rather NOT get hit by a CAR which is why I asked about TRAILS in the first place.

[Edited on November 30, 2006 at 1:42 PM. Reason : ..]

11/30/2006 1:42:29 PM

I'm fucking paranoid when I run on Cary Parkway at night. 45 mph makes me

11/30/2006 1:43:22 PM

the bridge over 40 makes me paranoid there when I run in da hood instead of downtown or in the gym.

11/30/2006 1:47:47 PM

Quote :

"You must be confused about your advice, telling me there's a greenway "by my house". I live off of Cary Parkway."

Do you know how to read? There is a greenway that goes from Lake Johnson to Trailwood, paralleling Avent Ferry. It is nowhere near Cary Parkway and I never said it was. Go take your attitude elsewhere. Look at the map again, because you obviously don't know what you're talking about.

11/30/2006 5:59:30 PM

Quote :

"I'm fucking paranoid when I run on Cary Parkway at night. 45 mph makes me "

Sidewalk...problem solved.

I hate people who decide to run on the road when there's a sidewalk.

11/30/2006 7:31:00 PM

http://www.usatf.org/routes/

See what others have suggested. Very cool tool.

12/7/2006 3:52:32 PM