Agencies

For information on Rhode Island's state parks and beaches: http://www.riparks.com/listing.htm

National Park Service units in Rhode Island: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=ri

Bicycling and Mountain Biking

Mountain bike trails with detailed maps and descriptions from Rhode Island mountain biking books at Trails.com:

• Mountain Biking Trails in Rhode Island

The Blackstone River Bikeway, a National Recreation Trail, is scheduled to be a 17.1 mile trail: http://www.riparks.com/blacksto.htm

The Narragansett Bay Wheelmen is a bicycle club serving Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts: http://www.nbwclub.org/

New England Mountain Bike Association has a descriptions of Places to Mountain Bike in Rhode Island: http://www.nemba.org/ri/places.html

Equestrian Trails

Bay State Trail Riders Association worksk towards the development of a statewide system of multi-use trails: http://webpages.charter.net/bstra.org/home.html

Greenways and Community Trails

The New England Greenway Vision Plan envisions 19,300 miles of greenways and trails to make a cohessive green network for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hamphsire, Rhode Island, and Vermont: http://www.umass.edu/greenway/

Primary focus of Rhode Island Greenways Council is the East Coast Greenway corridor: http://www.rigreenways.org/

The Saugatucket River Heritage Corridor Coalition works to preserve the river corridor and to build and maintain trails: http://www.saugatucket.org/

Hiking Trails

Hiking trail maps, hike descriptions, and Rhode Island topographic maps at Trails.com:

• Hiking Trails in Rhode Island

The Narragansett Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club is the local Rhode Island affiliate of the Boston based AMC: http://users.ids.net/~amcri/

The Midstate Trail is a 92 mile hiking trail extending from Rhode Island through central Massachusetts to the Wapack Trail in New Hampshire: www.midstatetrail.org/

Rhode Island's North South Trail runs 72 miles along the western edge of the state: www.tiac.net/users/ekent/nstrail1.htm

American Volkssport Association year-round walking and Volkssport Event Calendar

Long-Distance Trails

East Coast Greenway is a project to link seabord states with trails and on-road routes; information is available for all traversed states: ME, NH, Massachusetts, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, Washington DC, VA, NC, SC, GA, and FL: www.greenway.org/

Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

New England Trail Riders Association has photos, events, and clubs: www.netra.org/

Rail Trails and Canal Trails

Rhode Island rail-trails including maps, access points, and history from rails-to-trails books at Trails.com:

• Rail-Trails in Rhode Island

The East Bay Bike Path is a 14-mile rail trail between Bristol and Providence: www.riparks.com/eastbay.htm

Snow Trails

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Waterway and Boating Trails

Canoeing, water trails, and other flatwater paddling routes on Rhode Island lakes and rivers at Trails.com:

• Canoeing and Water Trails in Rhode Island

Rhode Island sea kayaking routes with maps and launch points from kayaking books at Trails.com:

• Sea Kayaking Routes in Rhode Island

The Rhode Island Canoe & Kayak Association has trips, events, and paddling locations: http://www.ricka.org/

Statewide Advocacy and Resources

Greenways Alliance of Rhode Island works to encourage development of greenways throughout the Ocean State: www.rigreenways.org/