Rhode Island’s Best Trails
Are you looking for a great place to take a walk, but overwhelmed by the options? Do you want to explore different trails? We have put together “best trails” lists for many interests.
Best Trails Lists:
Top 10 Walks
10 Best Beginners Hikes in Rhode Island
10 Best Trails for Views
Rhode Island Trail Scavenger Hunt
19 Best Trails by Water - pond, stream, river (Non-Ocean)
5 Best Ocean Views
11 Best Trails with Historic Sites - (structures, ruins, Cemeteries, etc.)
Top 10 Walks in Rhode Island
- Cliff Walk (Newport)
- Fisherville Brook (Exeter)
- George B. Parker Woodland (Coventry)
- George Washington Management Area (Glocester)
- Grills Sanctuary/Preserve (Westerly & Hopkinton)
- John Whitehead Preserve - Dundery Brook Trail (Little Compton)
- Long Pond Woods ( Hopkinton)
- Mercy Woods (Cumberland)
- Steere Hill Farm (Glocester)
- Tillinghast Pond (West Greenwich)
10 Best Beginners Hikes in Rhode Island
- Ballard Park (Newport)
- Boyden Heights (East Providence)
- Claire D. Mcintosh Wildlife Refuge (Bristol)
- Dundery Brook (Little Compton)
- Emilie Ruecker Wildlife Refuge (Tiverton)
- Osamequin Nature Trails (Barrington)
- Patricia Spague Forest Preserve (Charlestown)
- Sachuest Point Wildlife Refuge (Middletown)
- Sunset Farm (Narragansett)
- Westconnaug Meadows (Scituate)
10 Best Trails for Views
- Cliff Walk (Newport)
- Dr. John Champlin Glacier Park (Westerly)
- DuVal Trail (South Kingstown)
- Grills Preserve (Hopkinton)
- Long Pond Woods (Hopkinton)
- Mt. Hope Farm (Bristol)
- Neutaconkanut Hill Park (Providence)
- Steere Hill Farm (Glocester)
- Weetamoo Woods (Tiverton)
- Wolf Hill (Smithfield)
Rhode Island Trail Scavenger Hunt
These 11 trails have unique features, see if you can find them on the trails.
- High Rock (Corn Crib Silo) (Cumberland)
- Hunts Mills (Fire Tower) (East Providence)
- Jerimoth Hill (Highest Point in RI Marker) (Foster)
- Long Pond Woods (The Cleft) (Hopkinton)
- Monastery (Monk's Quarry) (Cumberland)
- Neutaconkanut Hill Park (Corvette) (Providence)
- Pulaski (Covered Bridge) (Glocester)
- South Farm (Sauna) (Charlestown)
- Sprague Farm (Elbow Rock) (Glocester)
- Steere Hill Farm (Shepards Hut) (Glocester)
- Wolf Hill (WWII Plane Crash Site) (Smithfield)
19 Best Trails by Water - pond, stream, river (Non-Ocean)
- John C. Whitehead Preserve/Dundery Brook Trail (Little Compton)
- Jones Camp Trail at DuVal Trail system (South Kingstown)
- Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge (Exeter)
- Garrison House Acres (South Kingstown)
- Grills Preserve (Westerly & Hopkinton)
- Haile Farm Preserve (Warren)
- Hunts Mills (East Providence)
- India Point Park (Providence)
- Long Pond Woods (Hopkinton)
- Melville Park (Portsmouth)
- Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge (Charlestown)
- Osamequin Nature Trails (Barrington)
- Pulaski Recreation Area (Glocester)
- Roger Williams Park (Providence)
- Schoolhouse Pond Preserve (Charlestown)
- Tillinghast Pond / Wickaboxet / Pratt Conservation Area (West Greenwich)
- Touisset Marsh Wildlife Refuge (Warren)
- Woonasquatucket River Greenway Bike Path (Providence/Johnston)
5 Best Ocean Views
- Black Point (Narragansett)
- Cliff Walk (Newport)
- Dr. John Champlin Glacier Park (Westerly)
- Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge (Middletown)
- Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge (South Kingstown)
10 Best Trails with Historic Sites - (structures, ruins, Cemeteries, etc.)
- Browning Woods (South Kingstown)
- George B. Parker Woodland Wildlife Refuge (Coventry)
- Grills Preserve (Westerly)
- Hunts Mills (East Providence)
- Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge (Coventry)
- Miantonomi Park (Newport)
- Mount Hope Farm (Bristol)
- Neutaconkanut Hill Park (Providence)
- South Farm Preserve (Charlestown)
- Wolf Hill (Smithfield)