Outer Banks NC Bicycling Information

There are many bike riding adventures available all over the Outer Banks.  The North Carolina Outer Banks lies along a 105-mile strip of sand, sea, surf, and sunshine that runs from Corolla (in Currituck County) at the north end to Ocracoke (in Hyde County) at the south end.  The Outer Banks should be on every bicyclist’s list of east coast rides. You may ride those 105 miles on your bicycle, from Corolla and Duck to Cape Hatteras and Ocracoke, with a relaxing 40 minute free ferry ride between Hatteras Village to Ocracoke Island to rest the legs. When you first arrive in the Outer Banks, stop at one of the several Currituck County or Outer Banks Visitors Centers and pick up a free copy of the official NCDOT Dare County Bicycle Map of the Outer Banks to work out your own cycling plans.  For information on other bicycling opportunities in eastern North Carolina, go to the NCDOT website ncdot.org/transit/bicycle/, or call them at 919-733-2804 or 919-807-0777.

In Currituck County’s Corolla, there are many bike paths, winding through the village, some wide, some narrow.  NC Highway 12 begins at the north end of Corolla, at the beach.  Two miles south is Currituck Heritage Park, with the Whalehead Museum and the Currituck Light House.  South of there is a combination of separate multi-use southbound paths paralleling NC-12 and 5′ wide paved outside shoulders on NC-12 itself.  Speed limit on NC-12 is 35 or 45 mph, depending on location.  This continues southward into the Sanderling section of Duck, just past the Dare County line. Total length in Currituck County: 17 miles.

NC BICYCLE LAWS AND GUIDES FOR BEACH AREA RIDING

See below for a specific route that takes you into the heart of Corolla!

06/06/2010 Route in NC
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