Distance: 5.00 km
Type: Loop, Road
Difficulty: 5 / 10
More Info: Visit Web Site
Address: P.O. Box 3073, Bald Head Island, NC 28461
Phone: 910-457-3701
Filed Under: Running
A Runner's Paradise
Bald Head Island is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, just two nautical miles off the southeastern coast of North Carolina. Transportation to the island is provided by passenger ferry or private yacht. The mainland ferry landing is at Indigo Plantation and Marina in Southport, approximately 30 miles south of Wilmington.
Site of Old Baldy, North Carolina's oldest lighthouse, the island is a 12-thousand acre, boat accessed residential and resort community with 14 miles of beaches, rolling dunes, freshwater lagoons, and an 800 -acre maritime forest. Approximately 10,000 acres of salt marsh, tidal creeks and maritime forest have been deeded to the State of North Carolina as a nature preserve.
With transportation on the island limited to electric golf carts and a speed limit of 18 miles per hour, the island is truly a runner's paradise.
Getting To Bald Head Island:
The southernmost of North Carolina?s cape islands, Bald Head Island is located at the confluence of the Cape Fear River and Atlantic Ocean. A pleasant 20-minute passenger ferry ride transports you from the ferry terminal at Indigo Plantation and Marina in historic Southport, N.C. to the harbour at Bald Head Island, a distance of two nautical miles.
By Land:
Via Highway 17, Southport is 30 miles south of Wilmington, N.C. and 60 miles north of Myrtle Beach, S.C. From points west, Interstate 40 and Highway 74/76 link the region directly with I-95.
Entering Southport on Route 211 (Howe Street), turn right onto West 9th Street and continue to the ferry landing.
By Air:
New Hanover International Airport in Wilmington, N.C., is just 35 miles north of Southport, and the Myrtle Beach Jetport is 60 miles south. Please consult your carrier or travel agent for daily flight schedules.
Additionally, Brunswick County Airport/ Ocean Air Aviation, Inc. is a public, non-commercial airport in the Southport area. Please call (910) 457-6483 for more information.
Ground transportation to ferry terminal is available.
Passenger Ferry Information:
For most of the year, ferries leave the mainland on the hour and the island on the half-hour, beginning at 8 a.m. The winter schedule may be abbreviated, and the summer schedule expanded.
Current schedules are also posted at the ferry terminals, or may be ascertained by calling the Indigo depot at (910) 457-5003.
Advance ferry reservations are required, and should be confirmed three days in advance. Please arrive at the ferry terminal at least 30 minutes before your scheduled departure time.
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Posted by: mwalton and last modified on Aug 17, 2006 by mwalton
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