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Palmetto Boardwalk
Washington, North Carolina
5.0
1.59 mi
/ 52 ft gain
The Palmetto Boardwalk trail in Goose Creek State Park takes you through the woods and a cypress swamp. Start by parking in the lot by the park office and then head out on the boardwalk as an out-and-back trail or connect to the Ivey Gut or Tar Kiln trails if you're looking for a longer loop.
Note: Pets are not permitted on the trails, but are permitted at the campsites in the park.
River Park North
Greenville, North Carolina
3.06 mi
/ 144 ft gain
River Park North is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Greenville, North Carolina.
South Tar River Greenway
Greenville, North Carolina
7.59 mi
/ 125 ft gain
Roughly an hour east of Raleigh, N.C., sits the college town of Greenville. Downtown Greenville is on the Tar River, which flows into the Pamlico Sound. To my knowledge, one of the oldest European records of the Pamlico Sound was in 1524, when Italian Explorer Giovanni de Verrazzano mistook the sound for the Pacific Ocean. The river and the sound would prove to be important during different tim...
Greenville Greenway Trail
Greenville, North Carolina
5.0
7.59 mi
/ 125 ft gain
Greenville Greenway Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Greenville, North Carolina.
Latham-Whitehurst Nature Park
New Bern, North Carolina
1.36 mi
/ 52 ft gain
Latham-Whitehurst Nature Park is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near New Bern, North Carolina.
Flanners Beach and Croatan National Forest Loop
New Bern, North Carolina
4.5 mi
/ 295 ft gain
Flanners Beach and Croatan National Forest Loop is a loop trail that takes you through a nice forest located near New Bern, North Carolina.
Pettigrew Bee Tree Trail
Creswell, North Carolina
2 mi
/ 59 ft gain
Pettigrew Bee Tree Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Creswell, North Carolina.
Piranha Pit Southern Half
Havelock, North Carolina
2.62 mi
/ 115 ft gain
Piranha Pit Southern Half is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Cherry Point, North Carolina.
Scuppernong River
Creswell, North Carolina
12.37 mi
/ 197 ft gain
Scuppernong River is a point-to-point trail that takes you by a river located near Columbia, North Carolina.
Places to stay
New Bern, North Carolina
Flanners Beach Campground
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Located in the Neuse River Recreation Area in eastern North Carolina, Flanners Beach Campground is situated on a bluff overlooki...
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