Sycamore Trail is a 7.2 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Morrisville, North Carolina that features a lake and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
Sycamore Trail is located near Raleigh, North Carolina. The trail is great for hiking and normally takes 2-3 hours. The Sycamore Trail is located in William B. Umstead State Park. The trailhead is located on the northern side (highway 70 entrance) of the park. This is a very popular park and can be very busy on pretty days. This is a good woods walk. No overlooks and no great mountainous expansions but, given that the park bumps up right against Raleigh, it's a great place to get away from the traffic. The trail rambles around on the northern side of the park, and is lightly populated with people except on weekends. You might get lucky and see a snake or two, and maybe a deer, but otherwise there isn't a whole lot of wildlife on this one. There is a visitor center but be advised that their supplies are limited. Go during fall for some great colors. Go during rain for seclusion.
William B. Umstead State Park 8801 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27617 (919) 571-4170 Emergencies after 5PM: (919) 218-9106 william.umstead@ncparks.gov
The Crabtree Creek section is located 10 miles northwest of Raleigh off US 70. The park visitor's center and camping facilities are located in this section. From I-40, turn northeast on I-540 and take the US 70 exit. Travel southeast on US 70, and turn right on Umstead Parkway, which leads to the park office and visitor's center.
January 11, 2021Good hike. Some minor up and down. Some nice looks at the creeks. Trail was a little muddy after last week's rain. Overall a good escape from the world.
January 9, 2021
January 2, 2021January 1, 2021December 30, 2020Great walk but not too much scenery
December 23, 2020December 23, 2020Nice trail. A little too close to the roads in this part
December 13, 2020Excellent trail for a daytime walk or trail run.
December 12, 2020Trail can be crowed on the weekends. There is still a bridge out, but the detour is well marked. Moderate is a fair assessment.
December 4, 2020Awesome trail! Well maintained
December 3, 2020November 28, 2020November 28, 2020November 28, 2020Great trail...easy moderate.
November 22, 2020November 21, 2020Beautiful weather, great trail, moderate difficulty is accurate. Great afternoon hike!
November 15, 2020Beautiful wooded scenery with occasional creek side vistas to enjoy. Lots of roots and steep at times for a novice like me but I love the challenge. The rest of the crew I was with had no problems with the hills.
November 10, 2020As of November 4, there was a bridge that was closed. The park did have signs stating how to detour the closed bridge, but one area it looked like the sign must’ve fallen for the direction I was walking. I would suggest hiking shoes as my running shoes gave me blisters by the end of the walk from having to walk over tree roots and tripping over some!
November 10, 2020November 7, 2020November 7, 2020More travelled than my usual hike of Company Mill Loop. Difficulty about the same, though this one is a little longer.
October 31, 2020October 31, 2020October 31, 2020October 26, 2020October 24, 2020October 24, 2020October 24, 2020So this hike was more like 10 miles.
October 24, 2020Nice easy walk through the woods. Not too crowded.
October 18, 2020
