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In its 40-mile run from northern Orange County through Hillsborough into Durham County and finally, now, into Falls Lake, the Eno has a personality unlike other Piedmont rivers. With its bluffs of mountain laurel and rhododendron, its rocky outcrops, and its steeper stretches suitable for white-water kayaking, the Eno is more montane than Piedmont tame. Thus, it had a fervent fan base and the city’s plan to submerge the Eno’s treasures didn’t sit well with them. An opposition group was formed; by the end of the decade, they had thwarted the reservoir and launched an effort to preserve land along the river corridor.
The Eno River Association has since helped to preserve 4900 acres along the river. Of that total, 3900 acres are in the linear Eno River State Park. Perhaps the best place to get a sense of the Eno—its forested ridgelines and its rocky riverfront—is on the Buckquarter Creek and Holden Mill trails, which combine to form a 4.1-mile figure-eight loop.
In its 40-mile run from northern Orange County through Hillsborough into Durham County and finally, now, into Falls Lake, the Eno has a personality unlike other Piedmont rivers. With its bluffs of mountain laurel and rhododendron, its rocky outcrops, and its steeper stretches suitable for white-water kayaking, the Eno is more montane than Piedmont tame. Thus, it had a fervent fan base and the city’s plan to submerge the Eno’s treasures didn’t sit well with them. An opposition group was formed; by the end of the decade, they had thwarted the reservoir and launched an effort to preserve land along the river corridor.
The Eno River Association has since helped to preserve 4900 acres along the river. Of that total, 3900 acres are in the linear Eno River State Park. Perhaps the best place to get a sense of the Eno—its forested ridgelines and its rocky riverfront—is on the Buckquarter Creek and Holden Mill trails, which combine to form a 4.1-mile figure-eight loop.
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