Alamance County Guidebook

Swepsonville River Park 2472 Boywood Road, Swepsonville Upstream Skill level: beginner Paddle up Great Alamance Creek; depart from lower access Downstream Skill level: beginner Depart from lower access Distance to Saxapahaw: 5.5 miles / 3 hours Minimum USGS gauge level: 1.5 ft at Haw River Great Alamance Creek Paddle Access 2229 S. Main Street, Graham Downstream Skill level: beginner Distance to Swepsonville lower access: 2 miles Minimum USGS gauge level: 1.5 ft at Haw River

Saxapahaw Lake Paddle Access 6096 Jordan Drive, Saxapahaw Upstream Skill level: beginner Minimum USGS gauge level: 1.5 ft at Haw River Saxapahaw Mill Race 6079 Swepsonville- Saxapahaw Road, Saxapahaw Downstream Skill level: intermediate Distance to Union Ridge: 5.5 miles/2.5 hours Minimum USGS gauge level: 2.1 ft at Haw River Greensboro-Chapel Hill Rd Paddle Access Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road, Chapel Hill Downstream Skill level: intermediate Distance to 15-501: 11.8 miles Minimum USGS gauge level: 1.8 ft at Haw River

EXPLORE THE HAW RIVER TRAIL The Haw River Trail is the perfect way to explore Alamance County’s most popular river. Visitors can travel the Paddle Trail by canoe or kayak, or walk and hike the scenic Land Trail. Both approaches offer an unforgettable experience.

Named after the Sissipihaw, an indigenous people who once lived along the river, the Haw flows through the heart of Alamance County. For more than a century, the river powered numerous textile mills across the area. Today, the Haw River provides a vital natural resource for Alamance County residents, visitors and wildlife. For more on this story go to VisitAlamance.com/blog.

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Haw River Trail

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