All Cape Hatteras trails
11 trails
1Open Ponds TrailA one-way crossing through Hatteras dunes, ponds, and maritime woods.
2Buxton Woods TrailA marsh boardwalk and maritime forest in under an hour.
3Bodie Island Boardwalk TrailA short, level boardwalk to marsh water and lighthouse views.
4Hammock Hills TrailBoardwalk, dunes, and marsh views in a quick Ocracoke loop.
5Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Cape Hatteras SectionA long beach route with one ferry crossing and a forest break.
6Off-Island TrailA flat gravel road opens onto marsh and Roanoke Sound.
7Lookout Loop TrailA quick ridge-to-sedge walk across old coastal dunes.
8North Trail (Buxton Woods Reserve)A steep climb through the barrier island’s dune-ridge forest.
9The Lighthouse PathwayA broad paved link from Buxton to the lighthouse and beach.
10Ocracoke Multi-Use PathA paved 3-mile link between the village and the campground
11Loran Road TrailAn easy accessible walk along a former Coast Guard tower road.
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Cape Hatteras Tour Guide
Cape Hatteras, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Cape Hatteras National Seashore. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this place
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Grounds0:00 / 0:33
“You're approaching the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse grounds, where the black-and-white spiral tower stands beside the old keepers' buildings. This is a stop I'd keep even if you only walk the grounds.”
Plays as you drive up to Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in the Parkwolf Cape Hatteras Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Buxton British Cemetery and Open Ponds Trail
- Old Lighthouse Beach and the Former Tower Site
- Orange Blossom Bakery and the Apple Ugly
- Cape Point
- 67 audio storiesacross Cape Hatteras’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Brown Pelican, Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin, Bald Eagle, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 11 trails, 35 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
