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Trailhead and parking for this section is at Anderson Point Park near the boat launch, before you drive over the overpass. I chose this entrance to the Trail because it was the closest trailhead to the new Mingo Creek Greenway. I had seen an article on the Town of Knightdale website about a portion of Mingo Creek opening and I wanted to try it out.
We reached the Mingo Creek Greenway trailhead rather quickly off of the NRT.
And crossed a very impressive bridge over the Neuse.
There are no mileposts yet on the Mingo Creek Trail, but I would guess about a quarter of a mile from the bridge the asphalt ends and the gravel and mud begins. I just wasn't in the mood to push two kids in the small-wheeled, double stroller through gravel so we headed back to the NRT and kept going.
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| Where the pavement ends on the Mingo Creek Trail |
Most of this section of the NRT is swampy but shaded. The smell of honeysuckle was thick in the air.
We ended our hike where New Bern Avenue crosses the Neuse River. A number of monarch butterflies were clustering under the bridge.
On the way back we interrupted a small turtle trying to cross the Trail.
