Boardwalk Trail at the Pony Pens
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Overview
No one knows how the wild Ocracoke ponies arrived, but most believe they swam from a shipwreck. Once Highway 12 was completed, the ponies needed protection from fast moving cars, and so under island resident pressure, the National Park Service built a 180 acre pasture with shelter for the ponies. Today, about 20 ponies remain. There are 2 viewing platforms with a short board walk between the two. Island volunteers provide day-to-day care for the ponies. The pony pastures are located about 7 miles north of Ocracoke Village. Besides watching ponies, this is a good site to view birds, especially those that cannot be seen anywhere else on the island. The view from the second platform looks out over pastures, ponds, fields and marsh land, with distant views of the sound.
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