I recently moved to North Carolina & A friend of mine took me there. Its a great place to unwind, explore, or jog. Really beautiful & lively during the day, you will come across wildlife, from insects to birds, to even snakes, so be careful if you do decide to take a mini detour from the trails. However, I enjoyed every second, I hope that you will too!!

What a great resource to have so close to town! Well maintained accessible pathways and great bird watching.

Very pretty, well maintained, close to Durham and well worth a visit.

It was so much more than I expected. Is it possible to have a life affirming experience inside a lemur first? I can now attest to the fact that it’s not only possible, it’s quite likely if you have any interest in these wonderful creatures. Private group tours are completely worth the donation amount!

The Duke Forest is an excellent location for a leisurely walk or an exhaustive long distance run. The trails are well maintained and natural. This makes your runs much easier on the knees. There are rolling hills thatll challenge you but will train you well at the same time. There are many sections to the Duke Forest so please ensure to try them all!

Great trails, clean open spaces. Working and educational Forest made available to the public. Dogs on leashes, no littering, standard rules. Most access points are dirt roads work some trails.

Its very long and nice walk within the forest. Beautiful ecosystem and wildlife

Easy access to a forested sitting with trails just minutes from Duke Medical Centers where I was receiving treatment for leukemia.

Insane foliage. Great little walk.

Lots of trails and places to hike. Parking easily accessible. Lots of shaded cooler areas as well

Geat Forrest trails for hiking, running, biking and birding. Deer can be seen sometimes. Some small elevation changes. Most of the trails have gravel with some spots of dirt. Dogs on leash are allowed.

Our visit to the Duke University Lemur Center was beyond what we expected. We started off watching a well-done video in the visitor center and gift shop. Then our tour guide took us throughout the lemur center, and she did a fabulous job us with the centers background, lemur and species facts, and answering any questions. This is a fabulous field trip for the lemur-lover in your family!

Kept nice-ish! Just wish there were trash/poop cans at gate entrances due to people tossing dog poop bags in woods or leaving poop on trails. At least theyd have somewhere to put the poop (hopefully) instead of trying to find a way to ditch, or hide it.

Great place for hiking. Really peaceful. I like that the trees have labels. You can be learn about the different types of trees.

Lots of trees cover trails. Park is well maintained.

Beautiful forest with lots of great trails. Usually pretty quiet. Great place to hike

If you want to go somewhere in Durham that you can get into nature and not have to drive hours away well Duke Forest is it! It’s literally 15 minutes from my house and I can take my dog! Great trails and information about the forest. It was a great learning tool for my 10 year old daughter who loves nature

Great place for a walk or jog.

Beautiful and serene, this is definitely a place you should see whether youre local or just visiting. Make sure to walk at least one trail if you can and bring those pets if you got em. My cat loves it out here ^_^

The Duke Lemur Center is a one of a kind experience in the United States. Its not a zoo but a research and education center focused solely on prosimians (a type of primate). During a tour you visit a number of Lemur species held at the center, but the highlight is the walking with lemurs tour where you go into one of the forest enclosures where lemurs roam. We went here five years ago (2014) and again this year (2019) and the experience was still amazing, highly recommended!

Nice safe trails here. I take my 3 year old here all the time. There are also maps and benches throughout the forest to help you on your way

Trails are in great condition. Even with all the rain we have been receiving, the drainage is excellent. We were on trail 11/12, which is just about 3 miles out and back. Hills are challenging but not bad. We met less than a dozen other people on the trail. Cant wait to try other sections of trail.

My five star rating is for Jason and Fernando in the office, and the good work done by Stone in maintenance. I have lived in this great location for many years and have met many managers. These men are professional, kind, polite, helpful, and aware of what goes on in the community. They have been responsive and attentive . Very strong team!!

Lemurs are soooooooo cute and adorable to include very well kept and maintained!!

Wait a little til springtime. Not for little kids. Fabulous experience.

Huge tracks of land with many hiking trails. Great of Duke to maintain this forest and to use it also as an environmental laboratory.

Love running here. Beautiful views and easy to park. Wish there were better maps of trails available online.

Great!

Great fun for young and old alike. We learned a lot about Madagascar, lemurs and the challenges they face.

Great place for a walk, especially with both 2-legged and 4-legged friends. Trails are mulch covered or gravel covered and typically shaded. Great place for running and casual mountain-biking.

Wonderful woodsy trails.

What a great local resource. Beautiful trails, trees, creeks, and wildlife. The numerous access points on NC 751 provide ample opportunity for forest bathing and wildlife observations. Deer, rabbit, reptiles, amphibians, insects, and fish abound and it is so close to downtown. In addition to the trees (forest, right) the are also wildflowers, lichens, moss, and fungi. Duke has also included numerous educational opportunities. If you like the outdoors, you will be pleased!

Wonderful staff and an excellent tour. The Lemurs are amazing!

Beautiful place to walk or jog with less traffic than the Al Buehler trail and Sarah Duke Gardens.

We had a great time at the Lemur Center. It was educational and entertaining. It was cool the day we went so I would recommend a warmer day. The lemurs are more active. The volunteers were great too. You will need a reservation.

The lemur center is a great family educational outing. Wonderful volunteer guides!

Nice to drive through even if you do not stop to stroll. Good for the sense of well being.

The trails are fun. The forest makes you feel like youre not even in the city.

A great place to park a semi truck,when clock is almost out.

Good place to walk or hike.

Go to the Primate Center. I found the place a must visit

Beautiful spot, I felt so familiar and so home taking it was amazing I really love how North Carolina has been taken care of by the government the all the feeling of Forest nature a lot of different things compared to other states other cities. I’ve traveled all around I’m originally from Colombia South America and I know how much it is to appreciate me trying to have a lot of nature and greens and flowers all around. I’ve also been to a lot of state where there’s barely any of that so I’m very thankful for all those things I’m very thankful for the forest and for how they’ve been taken care of at this park is really really amazing. I would definitely recommend to other people now only for it to beauty in for how it is but also I really appreciate the service of the people have been in love with the people of the state a lot compared to other statesIt is really unique. I really appreciate you guises attention I’m very thankful with the people that were picking up the trash to there were some people that are very nice. I’m not necessarily a guy that talks much but I really appreciate all your help. Thank you very much for all the people to maintain the park thank you very much for keeping that viewing and never losing the originality of what the statuses. God bless you guys and keep on growing and keep on striving as a country

Natural setting. Lemur Center is very interesting, though you dont get to see a whole lot of them on the tour.

Very cool place

Amazing Wildlife you can experience up close and observe the forest is the best work out i have ever had.

Great forest. Nice network of running trails. Interesting different plots of trees.

The Lemur sanctuary was incredible. The guides were sensitive to the fact that our tour group had 5 children under 5. They were willing to answer questions and were able to give good information, but also didnt push the kids too hard. The adults had a great time too!

Clean roads without too many holes. Scenic views, and a nice roundabout. I was there for about ten minutes. It was nice.

Open pine forest, not too many trails, most are dead end and some are restricted for research since this is part of Duke University. Its good to come here if you enjoy a short walk up to 3mi. Its quiet and the trails are mostly gravel/crushed rock. There are multiple small gravel parking strips along the hwy.

Dont miss the gem in Durham! Up close and personal with lemur species.

Very confortable and natural place

Visited Lemur center. Really good place for education.

Went to the Duke Lemur Center. Great tour. Very informative. The lemurs were fun to watch.

A very nice place to hike/walk. Very neat that Duke has helped to conserve several large parcels of forest in an increasingly urbanizing area. The walking is fairly easy with not much change in elevation.

A treasure for the Durham area and Duke University, beautiful and peaceful, well maintained trails.

Shepherd Nature Trail. Easy walk, plus interesting info on Hurricane Frans havoc. Fantastic that its 10 minutes from home/Duke main campus. Makes me feel like Im in the back of beyond.

Love the nature and that it is maintained well a year round.

Great hiking trails and great forest scenery with suprising topography along New Hope Creek.

Is a beautiful place and really had a good time!

Nice area to see a date lunch

Serene, nice little jungle pocket in an urban area

Wonderful place - went there for a forest wedding.

Some good trails to hike. Very easy hiking.

The best kept secret in the Research Triangle

Awesome trails great place to take everyone including your four legged friends.

Awesome for walking, jogging and just relaxing.

Pleasant, but far too narrow for bicycles. Makes it dangerous for everyone.

Soooooo beautiful

Great walking or jogging trails! My dog loves duke forest walk days.

Fresh air and exercise with our canine. What else could one want? There are so many trails from which to choose. The tree cover makes it cooler and more comfortable.

Nice place and guide was very nice. View of lemurs was variable as many were out of sight. Good, cheap and good learning experience.Yes really enjoyed

Duke Forest is NOT an apartment. It is land managed by Duke that has a lot of awesome trails where you can get out into nature and learn about some of the native plant species. There is one section that is very well labeled with information about the trees on that path. This place is a great escape from town while still being in town!

Duke Forest is an often overlooked local treasure. Basically a 7000 acre forest preserve open to the public. There are multiple trails, picnic areas, horseback trails, and parking access scattered throughout. None are very clearly marked so purchase a map from Duke if you plan to do extensive hiking. This is a working forest so occasionally you will run into an area where there is a science experiment or forestry activity going on.

The woodsy feel has been very attractive and has given it a homey feeling for me. These have the charm of older buildings, but are well maintained. It may be seen that originally it was built to be rather classy. The ability to walk out my door and do a 2 and a quarter mile loop through a forrest has been of value to my life - where I can do much thinking. The location starts some beautiful and various bicycle rides as well. My favorite food market is 10 minutes by car, Downtown Durham is 25 minutes by bicycle and the Duke West Campus is about 15 minutes by bicycle. The maintenance crew have been taking care of my various requests in a personable and professional way. The new management is quite keen on keeping me informed of any security incidents - giving a secure feeling that it is of concern. Not hearing of any security issues could then mean that there are none. Of course the buildings will creek - that is life.

Highly maintained, wide and well marked trails. Great for hiking, running and dog walking. Many hiking apps have very detailed maps of trails.

Calm relaxing walk.

Beautiful place I have been all around it and its wonderful

So beautiful. i love all the trails. i wish there was a good map for all the different trails, though

Very knowledgeable guide. It was great to see all of the animals & hear how Duke is actively trying to help the people of Madagascar while they study & work to save the lemurs.

This is a great place to go for a walk or bike ride. Plenty of bike path through the woods but lately there has been a lot of construction that gets in the way and disturbed my bike ride. And the trail maps were very difficult to read Other than that very nice environment and smooth trails.

Super fun and beautiful

Lemur center is worth visiting

Great short hike.

Beautiful, well maintained, very interesting, colorful, I love the fact that they have little signs that give you the name of the plants.Make sure you take your visitors to the Duke Gardens.

Nice place to walk through the woods

Natural beauty!

Good trails!

Great place to get a feel for Durham

Beautiful, rarely crowded.

Interesting to a point but they mainly do marketing try and raise funds

Great experience walking through Duke Lemur Center

Loved the Duke lemur center tour

Pleasant, easy-walking trails through woods, some of which are managed pine, dating back to the 1930s, and some left in a more natural state, often on opposite sides of the trail.

My family and I stayed in one of their corporate apartments for around a month in the summer. We chose it because of its location and affordable price as compared to other corporate rentals in the area. We rented the 2 bedroom apartment and found it quite acceptable. We did have some maintenance issues but they were resolved fairly quickly. On the negative side, the rental furniture used to furnish the apartment was old and the beds very uncomfortable. FYI, make a trip to Walmart and purchase an egg crate/s to make the beds tolerable. We also purchased a couple of pots and pans from the Dollar general as the ones in the apartment were in pretty bad shape. As for bugs... yes we saw one or two, but no big deal. We were never concerned for our safety...staff and other tenants were very nice. Oh yes, be sure and enjoy the walking trails through the Duke forest located behind the office.

This apartment complex SUCKS. The staff are as nice as could be, but the apartments are literally falling apart and maintenance does not do anything to fix it!Trust me, when I moved in here, I thought I see all of the bad reviews, but it cant be that bad and its cheap. Well trust me, it is that bad. Even worse, I know they are raising the rent by at least 100/mo. For that price, you could just get a one bedroom across the street.When I moved in, there was a hole in the landing by the stairs that the maintenance person told me would be fixed that day. Well it took about 5 months for them to do it! And when they did, maintenance left a bunch of rusty nails just sitting out on the porch. If I had any kids I would have been livid!I have been without a dishwasher for THREE months. Whenever I submit a request to have maintenance come to my apartment, I get notice back that the work was completed without anything being done. Ive had to re-submit requests 4 or 5 times before anyone comes to my apartment.I actually got away pretty lucky though, because I know other people in the complex have had serious issues with mold that the complex tries to blame on them.The only saving grace of this place is the friendly staff people and the access to Duke Forest. But it still is so far from worth it.DO NOT RENT AT THIS PLACE! I am so happy Im moving out.

Lemurs!

Very nice place and closed to the place where we stay. Would visit again

Very interesting Lemur tour.

Beautifully maintained walking trails, Sunday peace & tranquility

Great place in Durhum NC