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Little River Trails
Little River Regional Park and Nature Area

Current Trail Status

Status	When Updated	Who Updated
closed	07/23 3:22 pm	DHouskeeper

On December 5th 2004, the first legal single track in Orange County opened. Thanks to DOMBO, Little River Park had it's grand opening and well over 100 mountain bikers attened to show their support. Kudo's to all the effort and hard work put into these trails by the folks in DOMBO, Orange County and Durham County Parks and Rec, as well as all the volunteers who pitched in. Thanks!

Contact the Park staff to see if the trail is currently open due to conditions: 732-5505

Description: Rolling singletrack in a brand new county park.
Location: 301 Little River Park Way, Durham  NC
Miles: 7
Skill Level: all skill levels; singletrack is mostly intermediate.
Map

Contact the Park staff to see if the trail is currently open due to conditions: 732-5505

Park Hours
November-February: 8am-5pm
March & October: 8am-6pm
April & September: 8am-7pm
May-August: 8am-8pm
Closed: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day

Rules of the Trail
Blue markers indicate mountain bike trails. Over seven miles of single track trails are newly designed, built, and ready for use! Markers are found only at intersections and hiking trail crossings, and therefore signal areas where riders should minimize speed and exhibit added caution. Extra care should also be taken at trail-heads and around the parking lot, where multiple users of the park come together, possibly including horse riders. The mountain bike trails are specially designed to prevent erosion and maintain stream and river water quality. Bikers are asked to remain on posted mountain bike trails at all times. Biking on the gravel logging roads should be limited to emergency situations only. The level of technical difficulty on trails increases with distance from the trail-head. Since use of the gravel roads is not meant for bikers, please plan a route that permits a return path along the mountain bike trails. Don’t forget that the park’s gates lock at dusk! Bikers must be aware that hikers, while not encouraged to use the bike trails, are allowed to explore the trail system. However, biking trails are made for bikers, and hikers are advised to yield to riders on the mountain bike trails. Please report any problems encountered along the trails to park staff.

Directions
301 Little River Park Way
Durham  NC

Link to area map

From Hillsborough:
Take St. Mary's Road east out of Hillsborough. After crossing US 70 continue on St Mary's for 1.5 miles and turn left onto New Sharon Church Road. Travel about 6 miles to intersection with Guess Road (SR 1003). Turn right on Guess Road and drive 1/2 mile. See park entrance on left.'

From Durham:
Take Guess Road north out of Durham. About 4 miles north of the Durham city limits, watch for the following landmarks, in order: St Mary's Road, South Lowell Road, Little River bridge, Bromley Road and the Durham/Orange County line. After crossing over the Orange County line continue driving north for approximately 1 mile and the park entrance will be on the right.

From the Raleigh/Cary Area:
Take 1-40 and the Durham Freeway (NC 147) to Durham
From the Durham Freeway exit onto US 15/501 North
From US 15/501 North take I-85 North
Use exit 175-Guess Road at the stoplight at the end of the exit ramp
The park is located 10-11 miles north (after you cross the county line from Durham into
Orange County we are about 1 mile on the right.)
The driveway for the park will be on your right and is marked with a white sign.

From Chapel Hill:
Take US 15/501 North to I-85 North
Use exit 175-Guess Road (also known as HWY 157)
Make a left onto Guess Road at the stoplight at the end of the exit ramp
The park is located 10-11 miles north (after you cross the county line from Durham into
Orange County we are about 1 mile on the right.)
The driveway for the park will be on your right and is marked with a white sign.

Chatham County:
Take US 15/501 North to Chapel Hill and continue until to I-85 North
Use exit 175-Guess Road (also known as HWY 157)
Make a left onto Guess Road at the stoplight at the end of the exit ramp
The park is located 10-11 miles north (after you cross the county line from Durham into
Orange County we are about 1 mile on the right)
The driveway for the park will be on your right and is marked with a white sign.

From I-70 in Durham/Raleigh:
Take I-70 to I-85 North
Use exit 175-Guess Road (also known as HWY 157)
Make a left onto Guess Road at the stoplight at the end of the exit ramp
The park is located 10-11 miles north (after you cross the county line from Durham into Orange County
We are about 1 mile on the right)
The driveway for the park will be on your right and is marked with a white sign.

From Person County (Roxboro) and areas to the north:
Take US HWY 501/57 south to HWY 57 south (look for the BP gas station on your left.) Coming
south you can only make a right onto HWY 57 south. Continue south on HWY 57 until you come to a flashing yellow light (there will be another BP gas station diagonally on your right.) Make a left turn onto Guess Road (also known as HWY 157.) Drive south on Guess Road approximately 4-5 miles. Look for the cross road of New Sharon Church Road and the park entrance is on the left approximately 1/4 mile after New Sharon Church Road.

Parks built by DOMBO, maintained by TORC.

About Little River
This 391-acre park was acquired and had been developed jointly by the two neighboring counties. The park is a cooperative venture among several partners, including Durham County, Orange County, the Triangle Land Conservancy, the Eno River Association, the Triangle Community Foundation, the NC Division of Parks and Recreation, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the NC Recreation Trails Program, the NC Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, the NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund, and the Durham/Orange Mountain Bike Organization.