Buxton Woods Trail
Hiking Trail
Why pick this one
Buxton Woods Trail offers a family-friendly, relatively level 0.75-mile loop through Hatteras Island’s maritime forest.
Best for
- Families seeking a short hike
- Visitors interested in maritime forest ecosystems
- Bird and tree identification
- Hikers wanting a relatively level trail
- A 45-minute nature walk near Buxton Woods Picnic Area
Look elsewhere if
- Those seeking a long-distance hike
- Those wanting paved or wheelchair-accessible trail details
- Those seeking oceanfront beach scenery
Specialties
- maritime forest ecosystem hiking
- bird and tree identification
- short loop hikes
What makes them different
- 0.75-mile loop typically taking 45 minutes round trip
- Relatively level path
- Starts and ends at the Buxton Woods Picnic Area
- Passes through diverse maritime forest ecosystem
- Traverses some of the highest points on Hatteras Island
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 46375 Lighthouse Rd, Buxton, NC 27920
- Phone
- +12524732111
- Website
- https://www.nps.gov/caha/planyourvisit/hiking.htm
Services
- hiking trail access
- nature exploration