American Tobacco Trail

"This is one of the absolutely jewels of Durham. I cannot say enough good things about the ATT. I’ve biked its length more times than I can count, both on a mountain bike to cover the full 45-ish miles round trip including gravel trail, and, far more often, road bike to cover the 30-ish paved miles round trip. I’ve also run here, OneWheeled here, and so much more. When buying a house in Durham, proximity to this trail should be your first concern - perhaps your only concern. I do feel like Durham’s traffic engineer has continued to make this trail more dangerous - a foolish detour that has fortunately since closed saw me thrown from my bike by a car. I was fine, fortunately, but you should’ve seen the car (not the driver’s fault - again, whoever has been redesigning intersections in Durham seems to be fiendishly bent on Malthusian population reduction). Watch where you’re going, bring the kids, and have an unforgettable time on the ATT!"

"We love how smooth the trail is We plan to do this with our kids again and go the whole length on bikes."

"The area around Southpoint Mall is very confusing and better signage is needed. Other than that it is a great trail and well maintained."

"Wonderful rain trail. Good for rollerblading - it's fully paved (at least 6mikes out). Safe crossings. Bathroom at the parking lot, with ample parking there or along the road. Decent tree cover. No water fountains. It could be improved with a few more trees, especially at the larger intersections where you have to wait a bit to cross."

"This trail is great for bicycling in mornings and till late afternoons. Along the way (closer to downtown Durham, there were few people wanting to stop you to get some cash), so probably not it’s not a great act to run around that area evenings, I wish local law enforcement had put more work into this"