Rhode Island Trail Resources

 

Rhode Island Agencies

 

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

National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, provides trails as well as hunting, fishing, wildlife observation; see refuges in Rhode Island: www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/RhodeIsland.html

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

 

 

Rhode Island National Recreation Trails

 

Find all National Recreation Trails in Rhode Island: select Rhode Island from the State Search list and click on "Find Trails"
Visit Rhode Island's "Featured" National Recreational Trails for the most recently designated trail(s)
Visit the National Recreation Trails website to learn more about the NRT program and access over 1,050 NRTs from across the country

Rhode Island 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

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

East Coast Greenway is a project to link seabord states with trails and on-road routes through ME, NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC, VA, NC, SC, GA, and FL: www.greenway.org/ri.php

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: www.nemba.org/ridingzone/places-ri.html

Rhode Island Equestrian Trails

 

Bay State Trail Riders Association worksk towards the development of a system of multi-use trails: www.bstra.org/

 

Rhode Island Greenways and Community Trails

 

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/

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

Rhode Island Hiking Trails

 

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

• Hiking Trails in Rhode Island

Narragansett Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club is the local Rhode Island affiliate of the Boston based AMC: www.amcnarragansett.org/

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/

American Volkssport Association year-round walking and Volkssport Event Calendar

Rhode Island Long-Distance Trails

 

American Discovery Trail has its eastern terminus at Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware on the Atlantic Ocean: www.discoverytrail.org/states/delaware/index.html

North South Trail runs 75 miles along the western edge of the state: www.rigreenways.org/paths/nst-data.htm - for maps see: http://outdoors.htmlplanet.com/nst/nst_map00.htm

Rhode Island Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

 

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

Rhode Island 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

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

Rhode Island Snow Trails

 

Rhode Island 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

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

 

Rhode Island Statewide Advocacy and Resources

 

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

Rhode Island Explorer's Guide has local maps for trails, parks, wildlife areas, and camping: www.ctxguide.com/new_england_002.htm

Rhode Island State Trails Program

 

Recreational Trails Program: Providing funding to all 50 states for grants programs and program management
State Trails Program contacts in all 50 states

Rhode Island Outdoor Recreation

 

Fishing reports, maps, photos, and videos for every fishing spot in the USA: www.hookandbullet.com/s/fishing-rhode-island/