The hike can be lengthened by adding the Fanny’s Ford Trail loop, which intersects from the northeast. It is a loop and is a 3.75 mile round trip. From one of the Park’s brochures and trail maps:īegin this hike in the Fews Ford picnic area. I decided to hike the Cox Mountain Trail near the Park’s center. Parking area near the Cox Mountain Trail head and the Fews Ford picnic area Let us know if you need exact directions. It’s an easy drive from both the Triangle and the Triad and a great way to break up a longer road trip if your travels take you down I–85.
This entrance to the park is known as the Fews Ford Access. While the park has sections both in Orange and Durham Counties, the largest portion of the park is at the western terminous of Cole Mill Road just a few miles from where US Highway 70 and Interstate 85 intersect east of Hillsborough and just west of Durham. It’s been a chilly fall so far here in North Carolina, so when we had one of those 70+ degree December days this past Monday, I took a little road trip back to the Eno River State Park, for some hiking, some reminiscing, and some peace and quiet before my business partner (and wife) head offs without me to the Caribbean, with the folks at Sandals. Though we often think of travel as going far afield, it’s pleasant to remember some of the wonderful spots near home. The Eno is one of the best spots for hiking in central North Carolina While both Orange and Durham Counties have experienced rampant grown since, the Eno River State Park has done well preserving some of those wild areas along the river. The River, the Park, and the surrounding areas were a playground for me and my friends in the 1970s and 80s.
I grew up just about a mile’s walk from the Eno River and not much farther from the Eno River State Park. The Neuse goes on to empty into the Pamilco Sound not too far from one of our favorite travel spots anywhere, Beaufort, North Carolina.īack when I was a kid, the Eno was one of my favorite spots for adventure. The Eno is a small river that snakes about 40 miles through central North Carolina’s Orange and Durham Counties, until it joins a few other rivers and streams to form Falls Lake and the Neuse River. You might be asking, w hat exactly is the Eno?
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