The Company Mill Trail to Reedy Creek Trail Loop is the best hike near Raleigh, North Carolina, and one of the best waterfront hikes in the state. The trail is located in the lovely, 5,599-acre William B. Umstead State Park, where you’ll find plenty more multi-use trails and three lakes that make great fishing. The family campground is closed for a major renovation project throughout 2023 with plans to reopen it in late 2024. Find the Umstead Park Exit 287/Harrison Avenue on Interstate 40, then drive into the park and veer right as soon as possible, where you’ll find the trail in the back-left corner of the parking lot. A kiosk with a map is also there. Let’s take a look at this pretty trail.

You can also access the parking area by way of the North Harrison Avenue entrance off I-40.
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This space is paved and offers various amenities, such as picnic shelters and tables, restrooms, a water fountain, and camping facilities.
This moderately challenging 6-mile, unpaved, loop trail provides a beautiful combination of oak and pine forest with lots of elevation.
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Be careful to lift your feet and avoid tripping over rocks and tree roots along the way.
The forest walk is all-shaded underneath the covering of the majestic trees, which is cooling in the warmer months.
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And when the weather changes, the shaded, scenic stroll with streams and boulders brings an impactful view as it shimmers in the golden glow.
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Crabtree Creek is consistently very pretty, with the crowd usually thinning out at this point in the hike.
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The history and remnants you'll find tell a story about what once was.
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The Company Mill (the Page Mill) was a grist mill built by the Page family with hand-hewn lumber and pegs in the early 1800s along Crabtree Creek. It was a working mill until the 1920s, before the floods washed it away in the 1930s.
Other graceful gifts await on this enchanted hiking path in the rich, deep woods.
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We never know what to expect on this stunning hike.

For more information on the best hike near Raleigh, North Carolina, visit the AllTrails website. And while you’re there, shop for some unique items at the Raleigh Market.

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