About TRTC
Founded in 1989, the Triangle Rails to Trails Conservancy (TRTC) a state chartered, non-profit organization that accomplishes much of it’s work through volunteer efforts. Its purpose is to work with local and state government officials to preserve local abandoned railroad corridors for future transportation and other interim uses such as recreational trails. Since 1998, TRTC volunteers have put in over 8,800 hours in cleaning up, resurfacing and maintaining the American Tobacco Trail (ATT) in Durham, Chatham and Wake Counties.
Our current focus is supporting safety and signage improvements for the American Tobacco Trail, arranging volunteer projects and providing feedback to local trail managers on problems or proposed changes.
ATT Trail Maps
American Tobacco Trail
(Durham & Greenways PDF)
American Tobacco Trail
(Chatham & Wake Sections PDF)
Latest News
Trailhead Parking Construction at New Hope Church Road
As part of their long term support of improving user access to the ATT and other trails and greenways, the Town of Cary is now constructing a new trailhead facility on the north side of New Hope Church Road. This trailhead will have year-round restrooms, substantial...
ATT Project Updates
Over the past two months we've seen the completion of two ATT projects: Quarter mile markers reflecting the north to south measurements done last year have been installed in all three counties. In Durham white markers have been painted directly on the asphalt while in...
Research Report on Impacts of Completing the ATT Bridge
The Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) at NC State University has released a report on the effects of completing a critical link in the American Tobacco Trail in Durham, NC: Bridging the Gap: Economic, Health, and Transportation Impacts from...
New ATT Maps Availale for Printing and Download
Our revised maps for Durham's greenways and all sections of the ATT are now available from this site (links are on the left sidebar of the homepage. For the Durham and Greenways Map: http://www.triangletrails.org/pdfs/ATT_map_page1-2015.pdf and for the Chatham and...
Santa Comes for a Ride on the ATT
Santa AL, aka Al Capehart was a long time advocate for securing the retired rail corridor and for the development of the ATT as a multi-use rail-trail. Many have referred to him as the father of the ATT. As a second career AL has appeared as Santa in the...
End of Year Message–2014
Season’s greetings and happy holidays from Triangle Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (TRTC)! It’s almost the end of the year and we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your help in the past, keep you up to date on what we have been doing this year, and ask...
Porta-Jon Relocated to Herndon Park
Due to the large and growing user access at the Scott King trailhead, TRTC has moved the porta-jon which has been at the Fayetteville Road trailhead for the last three years. It is located just into Herndon Park on the left side so will offer easy access for the many...
Community Input Session for ATT Users
The American Tobacco Trail Study being done by North Carolina Rail-Trails and researchers from NC Central and NC State is going well. A community input workshop will be held this Saturday (Sept. 27th). The team will have a tent with tables at 2919 Fayetteville St...
Durham Receives Grant for Duke Beltline Planning
On September 10th Durham took a first step towards planning for the future acquisition and development of a 2.2 mile rail corridor in downtown Durham. The Duke Beltline is a rail spur that rings the western and northern portions of downtown. Supporters of a...
TRTC Completes North to South Measurement of the ATT
On August 24th, a volunteer team lead by TRTC's Treasurer, Mike Forte, measured the entire ATT and posted markings at each mile and at each quarter mile. These new markings will allow trail markings on the entire ATT to be based on a single, unitary mileage scheme...
Teen Arrested for Two Assaults on the ATT
The Durham police have a teen in custody for two assaults on the American Tobacco Trail. Since the assaults, Durham police have increased patrols along the trail and are askng anyone on the Durham greenways to follow basic safety and crime prevention tips: Call 911 to...
Urban Section of ATT to be Studied by Group Chaired by NC Rail-Trails
On March 25th a group consisting of trail advocates, Durham City and County Police, pastors, planners and others concerned with trail safety met at North Carolina Central Univ. to kick off a several month study of the views and perceptions of trail crime on the ATT...