286 Property (Wake County)

The 286 Property is a 150-acre tract between Lake Crabtree County Park and William B. Umstead State Park on airport property that is leased to Wake County as a park.  The property was known for illegal mountain bike trails on airport property.  Wake County leased part of this land and opened the trails to the public in 2023 for additional mountain biking in the Triangle area.  The public trails only include those trails in this tract of land and any trails on adjacent land are still illegal, so please stay on the public trails for hiking and mountain biking.  The county has plans to develop the area, but is currently managed as a satellite of Lake Crabtree.

Map:

Trails:

There are currently 3 trails totaling about 7 miles for mountain biking and hiking.  Only the marked trails within this area are open to the public.  Do not trespass on trails outside this area.  For additional hiking and biking, Old Reedy Creek Road is part of the East Coast Greenway and connects north to Umstead State Park and south to Lake Crabtree and Cary Greenway.

Connector Trail:

Connector Trail starts at Old Reedy Creek Road and provides access to Inner and Outer Trails.

Inner Trail:

Inner Trail is blazed red and makes a loop nearly four miles.

Outer Trail:

Outer Trail is blue-blazed and makes a 3 mile loop around the leased property.

Wildlife:

Coker's amanita (Amanita cokeri)

Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus cincinnatus)

External Links:

Wake County Parks website: https://www.wake.gov/departments-government/parks-recreation-open-space/all-parks-trails/lake-crabtree-county-park/286-property

Triangle Mountain Biking website: https://www.trianglemtb.com/286.php