Notice: The Town of Clayton will be replacing the three bridges located along the Clayton Riverwalk on the Neuse Greenway; construction is expected to begin in January 2023 and should be completed no later than May 2023. See more info and a re-route map here. 

Clayton River Walk on the Neuse is a beautiful 4-mile, 10-foot-wide paved trail that begins at the Wake County/Johnston County line and parallels the Neuse River under Covered Bridge Road. It is part of the 1,000-mile Mountains-to-Sea Trail, which connects Clingman's Dome in North Carolina's Great Smokey Mountains National Park to Jockey's Ridge State Park all the way at the coast. Clayton's section has also been designated as part of the 2,500-mile East Coast Greenway that extends from Maine to Florida, linking cities in every state on the eastern seaboard.

Clayton River Walk on the Neuse connects with the recently expanded Sam's Branch Greenway, a 3.25 mile 10-foot-wide paved multi-purpose trail which is adorned with a public art project involving local artists and school children. To ease access to these trails, the Town of Clayton has provided multiple trailhead/parking areas along the trail. The new expansion also means that the trail now takes hikers and bikers into Downtown Clayton proper. In total, there is now 70 contiguous miles of greenways from Downtown Clayton to Raleigh, Durham and beyond!

Fun Facts about Clayton River Walk on the Neuse Trailhead & Parking. Did you know that from 2686 Covered Bridge Road to:

• Pedestrian Bridge over the Neuse is .5 miles south
• Outdoor public art is 1.2 miles south
• Sam's Branch Trailhead is 2.25 miles south
• Wake County line is 3 miles north
• Mial Plantation Road Bridge is 4 mils north
• Falls Lake Dam in Raleigh is 30.5 miles north

Check out Clayton River Walk on Youtube HERE!