To get to the American Tobacco Trail from Sanford, take U.S. 1 North to Exit 89 for New Hill/Jordan Lake. Go left, or North, on New Hill-Holleman Road to the intersection of Old U.S. 1. Go straight onto New Hill-Olive Chapel Road for approximately three miles, crossing the New Hope Valley railroad tracks. About 8/10-mile beyond the tracks, turn right into the gravel drive that leads to the parking area. See the blue Wake County Parks sign. If you cross the Beaver Creek bridge, you've gone too far.