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Bald Head Island route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
North Carolina

Bald Head Island

Southport, North Carolina

3.4 mi

Distance

167 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 9m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Bald Head Island is a loop trail in Brunswick County, North Carolina. It is 3.4 miles long. It is in or next to Bald Head Island, North Carolina.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:-2 ft
Max:8 ft
Gain:51 ft
Loss:51 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between -2 ft and 8 ft across 3.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.-2 ft1 ft5 ft8 ft0.0 mi0.9 mi1.7 mi2.6 mi3.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi-2 ft
High point0.3 mi8 ft
End3.4 mi-2 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Bald Head Island, NC · in or next to town
County:
Brunswick County, NC

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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