Take I-40 East from Hillsborough, take the exit for Hwy 86 (Chapel Hill). At the top of the exit ramp take a left onto 86. Cross the bridge that goes over 40 and take the next right (Whitfield Rd.) Follow this road for about 2 miles and the trail will be on your left (there are pullouts along the road by this trail). If you pass the fire station you've gone too far. Another good system of trails exists nearby as well. Take the same directions to 86 but take a right at the top of the exit ramp instead. Go down 86 for a few miles until you intersect Piney Mountain Rd/Municipal Rd. Take a right here (onto Municipal) where there will be signs for an animal shelter/Carolina North Forest. Follow this road around until it dead-ends into a gate where a gravel trail begins. Park here. There are about 15+ miles of double track and single track that start at this point and span out all the way to behind Chapel Hill High School.