Directions to the Possum
Our base of operations for the run and bike events will be Confluence Natural Area in Hillsborough at 4214 Highland Farm Rd. Click here for directions. For the float, we will congregate at the West Point on the Eno State Park AMPHITHEATER parking lot at the intersection of Woodland Dr. and N. Roxboro Rd., Durham (click here for a map) then walk up to Sennett's Hole. The afterparty will be at David Bednar's house, 2719 Cliffside Dr, Durham. Click here for a map.
Maps for the Run and Bike Routes and
to get to the Float start
The run/walk/hike portion (map below) is a trail course this year (aka single track), that winds through the woods and around a giant meadow for just under 3 miles.
The bike route (map below) is similar to years past, winding its way through the same farms and fields of northern Orange County, but done in reverse, starting and ending at the Confluence. It will also be a little easier since one big hill has been eliminated and it's a touch shorter. Cue sheets will be available for those who would like them. The turn around point (and water/watermelon stop) will be at the Dorothy N. Johnson Community Center parking lot (501 Rainey Ave, Hillsborough).
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The float component of the event will start and end from the amphitheater parking lot of the West Point on the Eno State Park. See map below for directions from parking lot to Sennett's Hole.
Run Map
The run route starts at the parking lot ("P" on the map) and goes around the yellow loop counter-clockwise until the yellow and red loops intersect. The route then follows the red loop counter-clockwise 3/4 of the way until red loop intersects with the dotted black line. At this point we'll do a loop of the meadow (dotted black loop) before finishing the remaining bit of the red loop back to the car park/picnic shelter.
Bike Route Map
The bike route starts at the Confluence Natural Area and follows the blue line on the map at left to the Dorothy N. Jonson Community Center on the north end of Hillsborough town, where the water and watermelon stop will be. Then we'll head back the way we came! Round trip is maybe an hour.
West Point Amphitheater Parking Lot to Sennett's Hole
After parking at the Amphitheater parking lot, walk into the park and you will immediately have the option of turning left onto a sidewalk or going straight, across a creek and up a hill on a gravel road. Either way is fine, but the sidewalk way is a little easier maybe. Whichever way you go, keep the river on your left and head upstream until you reach the swimming hole (green arrow at left)