A listing of all the trails and greenways I’ve explored in the Greater Raleigh area:
- Optimist Park: Tutus & PicnicsAwhile back a dear friend of mine and I signed our girls up for a preschool dance class at Optimist Park through the City of Raleigh. It ended up being the perfect Monday morning activity, which led into extended play time and lunch at the playground. It was the first activity (other than regular preschool) where ...
- North Wake Landfill District ParkA playground at the landfill…say what?! Yes, the North Wake landfill closed in 2008 and local residents worked with the county to repurpose the closed landfill into a park which now features paved trails, mountain biking trails, a large playground area, pavilion, and access to Abbotts Creek Trail (part of Neuse River Greenway). North Wake Landfill ...
- Prairie Ridge EcostationA few weeks ago Claire finally got her own special park day where we took advantage of an early Spring day and headed to the Prairie Ridge Ecostation, which is NC Museum of Natural Science’s outdoor learning space. Even though the science museum is located downtown, this outdoor gem of 45 acres is located down the ...
- North Cary Park & Black Creek GreenwayThis past winter has been one of the longest I’ve seen since moving to Raleigh over 11 years ago so when the temps hovered above 45 degrees in January we headed to North Cary Park with a friend and her girls for a short run and playground time. North Cary Park is located at 1100 ...
- Falls Lake Hike Day Hike A: Raven Ridge Rd towards DamEvery New Year’s Day, NC hosts First Day Hikes all over their state parks to promote a healthy start to the year. Even though the organized First Day Hikes didn’t exactly work with our kiddo schedules we drove up for a short hike of our own near Falls Lake. Falls Lake is a state recreation area ...
- Knightdale Station ParkWe are fortunate to have a great group of moms and kiddos through Stroller Strides of Midtown Raleigh to explore local parks with and a trip Knightdale Station Park last fall is no exception. Knightdale Station Park is located at 810 North 1st Ave just outside 540 and south of US-64 business in Knightdale. This park has a ...
- Neuse River Greenway: MP 15-17 & Milburnie DamWhile I was training for the City of Oaks 10k last fall, it gave us a chance to try out several trails during my longer runs on the weekend. One Saturday we headed over to the Neuse River Greenway near Anderson Point Park for a 4 mile run. The Neuse River Greenway runs through ...
- Umstead Park: Pott’s Branch TrailAt the end of last summer we ventured out for some hiking at Umstead Park. Since Claire was only about a month old at the time, we wanted to keep it pretty easy so we explored Pott’s Branch Trail, which is only 1.6 miles and easy on the difficulty scale. To get to Pott’s Branch ...
- Update: Crabtree Creek Trail near Crabtree Valley MallWhen Claire was about a month old, I felt good enough to go on a short jog so I returned to an area I was very familiar with – House Creek Trail. We parked at Glen Eden Pilot Park and made our way down House Creek Trail towards Crabtree Valley Mall, which is a distance ...
- Lake Lynn TrailWhen I decided to run the City of Oaks 10k this past November, I used my toddler-free Tuesdays and Thursdays (thanks to preschool) to do my longer runs at Lake Lynn Trail. During these times I only had Claire with me, which meant I could run longer with the single BOB stroller. Pushing a double ...
- Walnut Creek Wetland CenterWe are always on the lookout for something fun and different to do outside the house especially in the early evenings after nap time. When we attended the Neuse River trail expansion grand opening some folks from the Walnut Creek Wetland Center were there explaining their programs. I remember them saying their center was open ...
- Baileywick ParkThe playground at Baileywick Park was closed this past winter so we finally made a visit in late May. Baileywick Park is located in Northwest Raleigh at 9501 Baileywick Rd. Upon entering the park you pass access to the Baileywick greenway trail and eventually come to a large parking lot that provides access to all ...
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