No water is not clear, it’s a river, brown and musky, some algae. Swimming in certain areas is not permitted, kayaks, canoes is best. They may have areas downstream for tubing and swimming. We never tried that out there. We hiked mostly. The river is a bit smelly too, but lovely to look at and watch the fish, frogs, turtles and birds.

Start at Falls Lake Dam, rental is at The Bike Guy (Google his address and hours). Greenway starts pretty flat there. Suggestions- Bring water! Also wear bike appropriate clothes. Stay right and don't spread out allowing others to pass each direction on Greenway. American Tobacco Trail has excellent signage for walkers and bikers to keep everyone organized- Wake Greenway 😩

Absolutely. Run , walk or ride your bike

Yes, stay to the right as it is also used by cyclists.

No loop on the Neuse trail but you can start at Anderson Point and take the Crabtree Creek trail and it loops around by Crabtree where you join another trail and then onto Walnut Creek Trail and back to Anderson Point. Last time we were out a couple of weeks ago, there were some bridges out so we had to detour on the roads and make our way a little off the beaten path. Beautiful and plenty of places to stop and take a break and/or eat & drink!

sure.

Yes, there are many places along the trail where you can stop for a picnic.

It is 27.5 miles long so it can be picked up many places along the way. I actually pick it up close to home at the Falls Lake Dam where it begins. If you Google Map the dam parking lot, you can see where that is. Also if you Google Neuse River Greenway Trail you can find a map.