I’ll be spending a week on vacation in Kitty Hawk, NC later this summer. Can anyone recommend a good bike route (for training, not site seeing) or a local bike shop that could recommend a good route? Or maybe roads to avoid?
Thanks,
Brian
You should be flying in Kitty Hawk, not riding 
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Can’t say which is good/bad…but this is what I found:
It been awhile since I’ve cycled down there. Maybe 4 years. Goodness knows how traffic is in the summer. I ridden from the Corolla Lighthouse to Hatteras a couple times. In the spring and late fall. About 96 miles if I remember. If the traffic isn’t bad the roads from south of the Oregon Inlet bridge past Radanthe, Salvo to Hatterras are pretty good for riding. Just watch for the direction of the wind. That can make a huge difference down there. However, there is a “bike lane” on the beach road. However it can be full of non fast riders, walker, skaters, you name it. The last time I road it I went pretty early in the morning and it was only so bad.
There’s also a series of back roads that run along the sound from Kill Devil Hills to the Wright Brothers Memorial down to a path. Bay Dr…I think. The path goes to a road that I can’t remember the name of it but if you ride it it takes you into Collington. Mostly local live back there. Traffic isn’t too bad. If I remember I used to be able to get a 15 mile ride back there with an out and back ride.
That’s about all I know. Enjoy!
I have a friend that lives in Kitty Hawk and visit regularly…it’s been difficult for me to get in serious miles when visiting.
Biking north of Oregon Inlet is dangerous b/c of all the tourist traffic and cross streets. The road south of the Inlet has a decent shoulder and there is zero cross traffic but it is full of big trucks and after a couple hours of them zooming by can be unnerving. Also, it can be very windy which can make for good training but I personally HATE pushing my 6’3” body through the wind. The final straw for me is that there is often sand that has washed over the road and that can be treacherous to navigate through.
I’m a little bitter b/c my last ride in the Outer Banks was brutal, but I’ve also had nice rides down there so it can be a bit hit or miss.