NC MST Segment 10

Segment 10 of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail runs along Eno River and the southern shore of Falls Lake for 79.3 miles.  This segment is called Eno River & Falls Lake as it follows these bodies of water.  The trail runs from Pleasant Green in Eno River State Park in Orange County to the Falls Lake Dam in Wake County.  The entire section is on trails except for occasional road crossings.

Route:

The western trailhead is at Pleasant Green in Eno River State Park.  The trail follows Laurel Bluffs, Eno Quarry, Cabe Lands and Pump Station Trails through the park, being double-blazed as it piggybacks on the park's other trails.  At Guess Road in Durham, the trail goes under the road and leads through West Point on the Eno to Roxboro Road.  The trail continues to follows the river down to Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, after which it heads towards Falls Lake.  The trail then piggybacks on Falls Lake Trail along the south shore of the lake, primarily through Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land.  The trail also runs through two areas of Falls Lake State Recreation Area and Blue Jay Point County Park.  Near the eastern end, the trail passes Annie Louise Wilkerson, MD Nature Preserve.  The eastern trailhead for this segment is at the Falls Lake Dam in Raleigh.

Hikes:

A list of hikes with detailed descriptions along Segment 10 of the MST:

1. Falls Lake Trail Sectino 23 Hike - Leads from Old Oxford Highway to Red Mill Road.
2. Falls Lake Trail Section 22 Hike - Runs from Red Mill Road at Eno River to Red Mill Road at Ellerbe Creek.
3. Falls Lake Trail Sections 20 & 21 Hike - Leads from Red Mill Road at Ellerbe Creek to East Geer Street in Durham.
4. Falls Lake Trail Sections 18 & 19 Hike - Leads from East Geer Street to Redwood Road in Durham.
5. Falls Lake Trail Sections 16 & 17 Hike - Runs from Redwood Road to Cheek Road in eastern Durham County.
6. Falls Lake Trail Section 15 Hike - Leads from Cheek Road to Jimmy Rogers Road.
7. Falls Lake Trail Section 14 Hike - Runs from Jimmy Rogers Road to Baptist Road in Rolling View Recreation Area.
8. Falls Lake Trail Section 13 Hike - Leads from Baptist Road in Rolling View Recreation Area to Wake Forest Highway/NC-98.
9. Falls Lake Trail Section 12 Hike - Runs from Wake Forest Highway/NC-98 to Boyce Mill Road.
10. Falls Lake Trail Section 11 Hike - Leads from Boyce Mill Road to Creedmoor Road/NC-50 at the Falls Lake Visitor Center.
11. Falls Lake Trail Sections 9 & 10 Hike - Leads from Creedmoor Road/NC-50 at the Falls Lake Visitor Center to New Light Road.
12. Falls Lake Trail Section 8 Hike - Runs from New Light Road to Durham Highway, passing through Shinleaf Recreation Area.
13. Falls Lake Trail Section 7 Hike - Leads from Six Forks Road to Durham Highway along Upper Barton Creek.
14. Falls Lake Trail Section 6 Hike - Runs from Six Forks Road to Six Forks Road through Blue Jay Point County Park.
15. Falls Lake Trail Section 5 Hike - Leads from Six Forks Road at Lower Barton Creek to Bayleaf Church Road at the Yorkshire Center.
16. Falls Lake Trail Section 4 Hike - Leads from Bayleaf Church Road at the Yorkshire Center to Possum Track Road.
17. Falls Lake Trail Section 3 Hike - Follows Possum Track Road from the causeway over Cedar Creek to the road's end at Red Fox Run.
18. Falls Lake Trail Section 2 Hike - Leads from Possum Track Road to Raven Ridge Road in North Raleigh.
19. Falls Lake Trail Section 1 Hike - Easternmost section of Segment 10 leading from Raven Ridge Road and ending at the Falls Lake Dam.

External Links:

Mountains-to-Sea Trail website: https://mountainstoseatrail.org/segment/10/