Little Kinnakeet
North Carolina
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.5 mi
Distance
6 ft
Gain
10 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Park unit boundary is mapped — agency alerts for it feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
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Little Kinnakeet
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 6 ft
- Elevation loss
- 6 ft
- Highest point
- 5 ft
- Lowest point
- 2 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Little Kinnakeet is a short out-and-back trail in North Carolina managed by the National Park Service. The trail is 0.47 miles long with minimal elevation change, descending 6 feet from its highest point of 5 feet.
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