Best Easy Day Hikes Rhode Island

by Steve Mirsky, James Buchanan (Revised by)

Overview

Discover up-to-date, expert-tested easy hikes for every skill level in the Rhode Island area! Great for families, day hikers, transplants and tourists, Best Easy Day Hikes Rhode Island, Second Edition includes concise descriptions and detailed maps for the best accessible and scenic hikes in Rhode Island.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493046140
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	04/01/2022
Series:	Best Easy Day Hikes Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	136
Sales rank:	631,289
Product dimensions:	4.20(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Steve Mirsky has written articles for numerous publications, including American Forest Magazine and GoNomad.com. He covers food and culture on his blog at Gastrotraveling.com, and is a regular blogger for Planeteye.com.

James Buchanan is a journalist, writing coach, and outdoors writer living in the Seacoast region of New Hampshire with his family. He has worked for the Forest Service and traveled extensively throughout the United States.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii

Meet Your Guides viii

Introduction 1

How to Use This Guide 9

Trail Finder 11

Map Legend 12

The Hikes

1 John H. Chafee Nature Preserve 13

2 Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge 19

3 Newport Cliff Walk 24

4 Weetamoo Woods-Pardon Gray Preserve 30

5 Simmons Mill Pond 37

6 Carbuncle Pond-Moosup River 42

7 George B. Parker Woodland 48

8 Barden Reservoir 54

9 Blackstone Gorge 59

10 Buck Hill Management Area 63

11 Durfee Hill Management Area 69

12 Mount Tom Trail 76

13 Breakheart Trail 83

14 Ben Utter Trail 89

15 Carolina South Loop 95

16 Great Swamp Management Area 100

17 Napatree Point Conservation Area 105

18 Burlingame North Management Area 110

19 Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge 116

20 Rodman Hollow 122