Cape Fear River Trail

I love this trail! I just wish it was closer to our house! It is very well kept with clearly marked distances, some nice views of ponds and bridges, and even has an outhouse and water points. Still, I recommend parking at the Jordan Soccer Complex instead of the park. It is a little more public.

Beautiful place to run and relax. There is one part where you have to cross a road but it’s a neighborhood road so it’s never busy. There are some brutal hills around the halfway mark but they are worth it!

Great local well maintained trail, safe and very scenic. Thank to the local police hanging out on the weekends. Good call.

Great place to take a walk or bring the dogs, Didn’t see much in the form of hiking trails but this was my first time. Will do some exploring next time. Overall this place is a excellent spot to get some exercise and fresh air. Shut off the phone and get out in nature.

Excellent trail for running and walking just be aware of your surroundings. You don’t want to mess up someone’s running pace stay to your far left or right walkers. Bring water they also have stations where you can fill up if you run out. It’s not that busy first thing in the morning, but it is a Saturday so maybe it’s different during the week. We enjoyed our workout — I would recommend this to anyone who loves the out doors and there is also a park for the kids to play if your not interested in walking/​running/​biking the trail.

Good place for run & four legged children (=dog)
It gets dark too quickly
So avoid too early morning and late evening
Taking a pic with mile marker is fun things to do
Doggy waste bag! Free!!!

This area is sooo nice! It’s a great place to run, walk, or bike. It is very well maintained and super clean. I love that I can take my dog and enjoy nature. I liked that even when I was alone on different parts of the trail, I at no time worried about being attacked by a serial killer. I felt safe and knew that if I needed help they had portals available for that.
The waterfall is cool and a great place to take pictures. I would have taken some had my pup not tried to hang herself by jumping over the rail to swim… while leashed. If you bike, be prepared for strong downhill rides… but on the way back, as you probably guessed, hellacious uphill pedaling! All in all, it’s a must try:)

Beautiful trail to walk or run on. I haven’t been there since the summer, however now that I moved to that side of town, I’ll start going every weekend! There’s water points every mile or so, which was definitely a plus when I used to run. I plan on taking my bike over there next week!

best place to run in fayettiville!!!

This is such a great place for my husband & I to spend some quality time together. Our dog loves it, too! I was really surprised at how nice everyone was (with the exception of one extremely rude person) but everyone nodded, smiled, or waved as we walked by — something I’m used to from my teeny tiny hometown, but not Fayetteville! I was also really happy with the water jugs they have on the trail (I’m not sure how far in) that I didn’t expect. So beautiful! We even saw a few deer in the woods! I’m not an outdoorsy person, but my husband is, and this is a great compromise for the both of us.

Great ride… lots of green

what a nice trail. it has mile markers as well as 0.1 mile markers. it even has free water in jugs with paper cups around the 1.7 mark or so. and just in case you need to empty that water you just drank, there are portapotties. the trail is paved and very safe with emergency call booths and even a police officer rolling in his 4-​wheeler. lots of people on the trail with their kids, babies, leashed dogs, and bicycles. the mile markers make it nice to see how far you’ve ran until you have to turn around, or you can do the whole 4.25 and turn around. great views.

I hiked this in the winter, and as we started on the trail we were met with sunshine with a very light snowfall. It’s a good trail, but has a bit of city/​suburb feel to it at some places. We didn’t make it all the way to the north end, but it seemed that most of the people we saw on the trail started there, and they said that end was much prettier and hillier than the southern end.
My friend didn’t like the trail, but I thought it was pleasant. It’s probably much nicer when there are leaves on the trees. I gave it four stars, but wouldn’t say those who gave it five stars were wrong.
Both our recommendations: Start at the north end.
We found one porta-​potty on the trail that was remarkably clean (maybe because it was winter and no one wanted to stop?). I heard there is another further north, and real bathrooms at the north end (for the soccer fields).
A FEW WORDS OF WARNING ABOUT THE SOUTH END OF THE TRAIL:
1. The «4 miles» ends almost a quarter mile north of the Clark Park Nature Center parking lot, so if you go all the way to that lot, it’s more like 4.25 miles each way. (You’ll see the 4 mile marker is at the 4 mile point, there are no markers at the parking lot saying 4.25 miles.)
2. The trail disappears onto Eastwood Avenue about ¾ mile north of the parking lot. Here’s how to follow the trail:
If you’re coming from the north, make a right at the road and cross the railroad tracks (there’s a sign saying the bike path is on the road, but when I was there, there was no sign for the trail). Go about 1,000 feet (the road will have veered left slightly) and you’ll see a crosswalk on the street. The trail continues on the left side of the road at this crosswalk.
If you’re coming from the south, make a right at the road (you’ll be tempted to cross the road on the crosswalk, but it goes nowhere and we found the south side of the road slightly more pedestrian friendly). Walk about 1,000 feet until you cross the railroad tracks, then cross the street and you’ll find the trail running parallel to the tracks (again, not so well signed).

Oh how I wish that this was on the other side of town, as it takes me about 25 – 30 minutes to get over here. At the entrance there are big beautiful soccer fields great for flying a kite or picnic lunch. The trail itself it beautiful and well maintained. There are bathrooms on the trail and water stations. It makes for a great workout as there are some light hills and round trip its 8 miles. A gem!

Great for jogging, biking, walking the dogs or just going for a stroll. The steep hills are at the north end. The scenery is great and there are a couple of really nice bridges, ponds, waterfalls, and of course the Cape Fear River right next to it. It is 4 miles one way and ends at Clark Park at the south end, where there are some nature exhibits.

The Cape Fear River Trail is a 4 mile long, there and back, paved running/​biking trail in Fayetteville NC. It has a good variety of terrain with small hills but an overall flat terrain. It winds through some scenic wetlands adjacent to the Cape Fear River. There is a covered bridge that goes over a small waterfall, a walkway that crosses a pond, and another one that traverses a bog.
The trail is excellently maintained, I didn’t see a single piece of trash. It’s dog friendly with lots of pooper stands full of bags. There are emergency call stations, distance markers, a couple of watering stations (probably not necessary as it’s only 4 miles), and a few park benches along the way.
Stars! they put a lot of money into this trail and it shows.