Roanoke Island Bike Path

As we continued our October 2015 trip to the Outer Banks, we decided to bike the northern portion of the Roanoke Island Bike Path. After parking at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, we rode south into Manteo to Roanoke Island Festival Park before reversing course to the end of the trail at the foot of the US 64 bridge across Croatan Sound on the northwest end of the island. North of town, the trail is a paved path parallel to US 64. In town, the trail is the sidewalk. Several routes lead from the trail to Festival Park with a combination of sidewalk and on-street biking. The park has a dedicated bike and walking trail. The image above is looking east from the park toward Nags Head.

Amphitheater at Festival Park

Elizabeth II is a representative 16th century ship

Manteo marina

Flooding at the boat ramp due to recent storms

The trail passes the Island Farm, a living history site

One of several farm buildings visible from the trail

Croatan Sound from the end of the trail

The William B Umstead Memorial Bridge from the end of the trail

Use of the bike trail is free. Parking for the northern portion of the trail is available in Manteo and at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site.

A description of the bike trail is at http://roanokeisland.net/listings/recreation-and-activities/manteo-bikemulti-use-path.
The Manteo website is http://www.townofmanteo.com/.