I live in Cary NC and could be open to this as well. My in-laws usually come in for Thanksgiving but I could easily make an excuse to get away for the morning. It takes ~70-90 minutes to get there and all the "fun" trails can be done before lunch, the drive back befor your deadline.
Here is a
link to the Uwharrie National Forest website which has a decent map/trail guide.
I have been with a dead stock FJ (still with the paper plates on) which did all the trails, including Daniel. So, there isn't too much there that a stock FJ can't handle...
