Walk Or Ride Alongside The Ocean On The 2.8-Mile Fort Macon Beach Trail In North Carolina
Hiking in North Carolina is always an adventure, whether it’s in the mountains, the Piedmont, or along the coast. Prepare to enjoy swift ocean breezes and sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean when you hike (or bike!) along the Fort Macon Beach Trail in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina.
Many visitors to Atlantic Beach clamor over to Fort Macon State Park to take a tour of the historic fort and the Civil War Museum found here.
One the way back, hikers can turn around and return through the forest, or... keep going and return via a nice walk (or ride) along the beachfront side of the trail.
Bikers are welcome here, too. You'll want to make your way over to near the water where the sand is a bit packed down, unless you have a true beach bike with wide tires for the sand.
The Fort Macon Beach Trail is rated “easy” by AllTrails.com. The recorded elevation change is a whole 16 feet. Unfortunately, this trail is not ADA compliant. Learn more about the trail from this link on AllTrails. Find out more about Fort Macon State Park by visiting the park’s official website, here.
Robin Jarvis is a travel writer and editor for OnlyInYourState.com with a bachelor's degree in Journalism. Her love for travel has taken her to many parts of the world. She's lived in the Carolinas for nearly three decades and currently resides in Charleston. When she's not working, she loves to cook with friends and check out new adventures. General questions and FAM tours: rjarvis@onlyinyourstate.com.
