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Hiking in Rhode Island can be varied with the flat, gently rolling farmlands in the south and eastern areas and the abrupt uphill dense woodlands of the north and western areas. Some islands and the coastal beaches provide another different type of hiking. This site gives brief descriptions of some major and minor hiking trails. For example, the North-South Trail runs 72 miles through rural western Rhode Island. It passes eight towns and seven state owned forested management areas. Some segments of it are restricted to only hikers. For a shorter hike - Newport’s Cliff Walk is mentioned, which begins at Memorial Boulevard. This picturesque walk overlooking the ocean is only three miles or so long. On this hike you can view many famous Newport summer mansions nearby. It was designated a National Recreation Trail in 1975. Find more descriptions and links on this site to help you plan your journey in New Jersey. The History link http://www.visitrhodeisland.com/history/famous.html tells of the early settlement by Roger Williams seeking religious freedom. He was one of the first European born, New Jersey hikers.
TOP PLACES TO HIKE IN RHODE ISLAND This site does just like its title states –gives you the top places to hike in Rhode Island. The places are grouped under seven divisions –Northern Rhode Island and Providence, West Bay/Central Rhode Island, Southern Rhode Island and Black Island, Newport County, East Bay, All Areas and Audubon Society of Rhode Island. Brief descriptions and location of these great places to hike are given. A link to more related sites takes you to a list of other links like the Unofficial Guide to Rhode Island’s North South Trail, General State Tourism info, East Coast Greenway-Rhode Island info, RI –DEM parks info, Rails to Trails Conservancy, and weather links. This site has info about hiking and links to excerts from books about hiking. For example, click on Doing It In Pieces How to Take Short Hikes on the Appalachian Trail, Park I. This will take you to a nice article out of the book, The New Appalachian Trail by Edward B. Garvey with a black and white drawing and a link at the bottom to part II. The link, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, takes you to an article with descriptions of the trail, its history and contact information with a nice small color map, chart called, "Trail at a Glance", with trail vitals, a half dozen links under AT Resources and info about thru hikers and their stories. Lots of other links at this site-Mansions and Wetlands featuring three RI trails that skrit the edge of nature and other links that help with where to hike, books and maps, hiking discussion boards lots more. Click here to enter your favorite Rhode Island Hike. |
