Waterfall Hero Hikes: Green Hills County Park

Green Hills County Park, formerly known as North Wake Landfill District Park, is a Wake County park in North Raleigh near US-1. What is today the park, was formerly a landfill to collect municipal solid waste for Wake County that closed in 2008. The closed landfill was converted to a park for passive outdoor recreation and opened to the public in 2010. As the park uses the landfill gas (methane) produced by decomposition to generate energy, no grills, no fires and no smoking are allowed at any time. The park has paved trails, unpaved hiking and mountain biking trails and a gravel road that leads to the top of the landfill.

Contact Information:

9300 Deponie Drive
Raleigh, NC 27614

Phone: (919) 870-4330
Fax: (919) 870-4327

Map:

Trails:

There are several miles of paved and unpaved trails in the park. Additionally, there are two connectors to Abbotts Creek Trail, part of the Capital Area Greenway, at the north end of the park.

Multi-Use Trail:

There are about 2 miles of singletrack trails for hiking and mountain biking.

Nance Spring Loop Trail:

Nance Spring Loop Trail is part of the paved walking trails around the north end of the park. The 0.4-mile loop wraps around one of the hills with a gravel trail leading to the summit.

Pedestrian Loop:

The Pedestrian Loop makes a 1.4 mile loop around the big hill next to the road. Open to walkers and bicycles, the trail is separated from the road by a concrete curb.