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All Mebane Trails

MEBANE CITY TRAILS

These urban trails vary in length from 1 mile to just over 4 miles and take walkers through various parts of Mebane on well-marked, well-maintained city streets and sidewalks.

The first trail head is located at City Hall on the corner of Washington Street and Fifth Street at the Bell Garden. The second trail head is located at the Mebane Arts and Community Center (MACC) 633 Corregidor Road, Mebane. The trails are:

MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL

The Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST) spans 1175 miles across the beautiful state of North Carolina. The western terminus is located at Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains and the eastern terminus at Jockey’s Ridge at the Outer Banks. Along the trail, you will see mountain vistas, rolling Piedmont farms, weathered tobacco barns, coastal swamps, pine forests, lighthouses and sand dunes all connected by large cities and quaint communities like Mebane. What makes the MST so unique is that it can be hiked, biked and paddled. Over 200 miles awaits the adventurous paddler along the Neuse River. The entire trail map can be found here.

Segment 9 is known as the Revolution and Textiles segment. Starting in Greensboro at Bryan Park and traveling 60 miles to the Eno River State Park in Durham. Segment 9 is home to two trail communities, Hillsborough and Mebane.

CATES FARM PARK TRAILS

Location: 1169 N. First Street

Hours of Operation: Dawn to Dusk

Trail Usage: Walk, Hike, Run,  *NO bikes and NO motorized vehicles allowed including dirt bikes, go-carts

Cates Farm Park has two trails, Wildflower Loop and Forest Loop. Wildflower Loop is .05 miles and Forest Loop is 1.5 miles with mile markers every .25 miles.

LAKE MICHAEL TRAILS

Location: 7300 Lebanon Road

Hours of Operation: 8am – 9pm

Lake Michael has three walking trails:

  • Yellow: JJ Knox Trail (.75 mile)
  • Blue: Mason Hall Trail (1.05 miles, one way)
  • Red: Nature Trail (1.25 miles, one way) – bikes allowed on Red trail only