or pick your starting city — the number is how many trails we list.
Every region has its own hike.
Pick a region in Rhode Island, discover its landscapes and compare trails by duration, level and access: 37 trails in 5 regions.
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Lincoln Woods State Park, Blackstone Valley · photo from the LGPO trail page
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Close to your city, far from the everyday.
Find a hike from your starting city.
Where are you starting from?
All hikes near Providence Straight-line distance from downtown, calculated from the trail pages' coordinates.
Need a first pick?
Our selection of 10 hikes in Rhode Island.
See our Top 10 hikes in Rhode Island34 of our 37 trails are rated easy; South County (10), Providence Area (8) and Blackstone Valley (7) have the most. For a first trail: Swamp Meadow Covered Bridge (1.6 km, 25 min) and Governor John Notte Memorial Park (1.6 km, 30 min).
Start from your city: Providence has its own page. For the widest choice: South County (11 trails) and Providence Area (8 trails).
It depends on the place. parks and several reserves may charge an access fee, sometimes with a booking. The trail page says so when the information is known, and the site manager's own website remains the reference.
