After just a few miles you’ll be greeted by the real Outer Banks – the people who make up this warm, close-knit community. This part of the course is flat, but don’t run so fast that you miss the incredible Outer Banks scenery. Outer Banks runners make this Preserve’s trail and roads a frequent location for their training.īegin your journey in historic Kitty Hawk, home to the birth of aviation. Within the Nags Head Woods Nature Preserve, elevation change includes some rolling terrain and two moderate hills. The Outer Banks is at sea level, and the Flying Pirate Half Marathon point-to-point course is mostly flat.
