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Forest Demonstration Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
North Carolina

Forest Demonstration Trail

Apex, North Carolina

2.6 mi

Distance

289 ft

Elev. Gain

55m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Forest Demonstration Trail is a loop trail in Chatham County, North Carolina. It is 2.6 miles long. The nearest town is Fearrington Village, North Carolina, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:68 ft
Max:88 ft
Gain:88 ft
Loss:88 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 68 ft and 88 ft across 2.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.68 ft75 ft81 ft88 ft0.0 mi0.7 mi1.3 mi2.0 mi2.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi83 ft
High point0.8 mi88 ft
End2.6 mi83 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Fearrington Village, NC · about 2 mi away
County:
Chatham County, NC

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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