Roanoke Island Multi-Use Trail
in North Carolina · centroid 65 mi from Virginia Beach
The Roanoke Island Multi-Use trail is a 7 mile paved trail that connects the northern end of the island with downtown Manteo. Visitors can access this trail from Fort Raleigh National Historic Site by parking at the Lindsay Warren Visitor Center and walking down the entrance road to the park sign. The trail is paved, and accessible to walkers, runners, bikers, and horseback riders.
- States
- North Carolina
- Trail type
- National Historic Site trail
- Centroid nearest city
- Virginia Beach, VA · 65 mi · ~1.9 hr drive
- Centroid coords
- 35.9330°, -75.7077°
About Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
This trail is inside Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, a national historic site managed by the U.S. National Park Service. Conditions, road status, trail closures, and reservation requirements are published on the park's NPS page — check it before driving in, especially in winter or during major weather events.
Official NPS trail page: https://www.nps.gov/places/roanoke-island-multi-use-trail.htm
Park homepage: https://www.nps.gov/fora/index.htm
Plan your hike
Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.
Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.
When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.
If you've hiked Roanoke Island Multi-Use Trail and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.
Stay nearby
Other trails within 50 miles
Sources
Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.