EVENT DISCONTINUED AFTER 2015. The Maritime Classic Road Race takes place at beautiful Bald Head Island, located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, just two nautical miles off the southeastern coast of North Carolina. Transportation to the island is provided by passenger ferry or …
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EVENT DISCONTINUED AFTER 2015.
The Maritime Classic Road Race takes place at beautiful Bald Head Island, located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, just two nautical miles off the southeastern coast of North Carolina. Transportation to the island is provided by passenger ferry or private yacht. The mainland ferry landing is at Deep Point Marina in Southport, approximately 30 miles south of Wilmington.
Site of Old Baldy, North Carolina’s oldest lighthouse, the island is a 12-thousand acre, boat accessed residential and resort community with 14 miles of beaches, rolling dunes, freshwater lagoons, and an 800-acre maritime forest. Approximately 10,000 acres of salt marsh, tidal creeks and maritime forest have been deeded to the State of North Carolina as a nature preserve.
With transportation on the island limited to electric golf carts and a speed limit of 18 miles per hour, it is truly a runner’s paradise.
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A charming 10k
I ran this race for several years when I lived in Wilmington, North Carolina. Bald Head Island is a car-less island, accessible only by ferry. The 10k looped the whole … MORE
I ran this race for several years when I lived in Wilmington, North Carolina. Bald Head Island is a car-less island, accessible only by ferry. The 10k looped the whole island and was 6.2 miles of beautiful scenery. It’s too bad it’s discontinued, but it looks like Bald Head Island has another 10k now, so if you have a chance to do that one, you should!