Section 12 of the Falls Lake Trail is 1.5 miles from Boyce Mill Road to Wake Forest Highway/NC-98 in Durham County. As an out-and-back hike, it's 3 miles round trip or half that for a shuttle hike.
Length: 1.5 miles (shuttle)/3.0 miles (out and back)
Estimated Time: 1 hour
Difficulty: Moderate
Location: Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land
Trail Users: Hiking only
Dogs: Must be on a leash
Features: Lakes, Creeks, Forest,
Crowds: High
Warnings: Part of the trail passes through game land where hunting is permitted. Wear blaze orange during hunting season.
Trailhead GPS: 35.99104,-78.71965 (Boyce Mill Road) / 35.98065,-78.73705 (Wake Forest Highway/NC-98)
Estimated Time: 1 hour
Difficulty: Moderate
Location: Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land
Trail Users: Hiking only
Dogs: Must be on a leash
Features: Lakes, Creeks, Forest,
Crowds: High
Warnings: Part of the trail passes through game land where hunting is permitted. Wear blaze orange during hunting season.
Trailhead GPS: 35.99104,-78.71965 (Boyce Mill Road) / 35.98065,-78.73705 (Wake Forest Highway/NC-98)
Directions:
Section 12 trailhead is at the end of Boyce Mill Road. From Durham, head east on NC-98 for about 8 miles. Turn left on Boyce Mill Road, which is unpaved. Drive 0.6 miles to the end of the road and park before the gate.
To arrange a shuttle, turn around and follow Boyce Mill Road back to NC-98. Turn right and drive 1.1 miles to a pull-off on the right just before the causeway over Lick Creek.
Map:
Hike Description:
Hike past the gate a short ways and the trail will split to the left and pass a farm pond.
The trail follows an old road bed heading down and then back up. The trail becomes more of a foot trail as it runs along the southeastern shore of Lick Creek.
The trail crosses a tributary that is prone to flooding before reaching NC-98 at the western trailhead. If you arranged a shuttle, your vehicle will be here. If not, turn around and head back. To continue on the Falls Lake Trail, walk along the side of NC-98 (do not cross the highway) across the causeway over Lick Creek for almost a half-mile to the trailhead for Section 13 at a kiosk on the right.
External Links:
Mountains-to-Sea Trail website: https://mountainstoseatrail.org/the-trail/segments/falls-lake-day-hikes/fallslake-dayhike-10/
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