Things to Do in Kill Devil Hills: Boardwalks

Around the Outer Banks, the term boardwalk refers to a wooden walkway over a low area of land. They are handy ways to traverse the marsh without getting your feet muddy or to take in a great view. You’ll find a couple of them in Nags Head Woods.

Nags Head Woods Preserve

Boardwalks in Kill Devil Hills

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A beautiful place for hiking, trail running and birding, Nags Head Woods Preserve is one of the best remaining examples of a mid-Atlantic maritime forest. The 8 miles of hiking trails in the 1,200-acre preserve are open and free to the public every day from dawn until dusk. There are lushly wooded dunes, peaceful ponds, brackish marsh and an upland maritime forest complete with live oaks...read more