The American Tobacco Trail is a 22.6-mile regional Rails-to-Trails project that runs throughout the Research Triangle Area, including 4.6 miles of trails in northeast Chatham County. It is the site of the Annual Tobacco Road Marathon and Half-Marathon, a Boston Marathon qualifying race. Chatham County Parks and Recreation and Triangle Rails-to-Trails Conservancy manage the site. The trail has benches, picnic tables, and restrooms. Activities include hiking, biking, birding, picnicking, and limited equestrian use.
