Cycling Rhode Island

Trails and bicycle paths in Rhode Island

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Ten Mile River Greenway 3 miles; Arkwright Riverwalk 0.8 miles; Blackstone River Greenway (RI) 11.8 miles; Burrillville Bike Path 1.2 miles; East Bay Bike Path 14 miles; Fred Lippitt Woonasquatucket River Greenway 6 miles; Phenix-Harris Riverwalk 0.3 miles; Stillwater Scenic Walkway 1 mile; Continue reading…

Rides on this site

bicycle rides in Connecticut Bicycle rides in Connecticut and Rhode Island - Much appreciation to CTBikeRoutes for their extensive listings of rides in Connecticut and neighboring Massachusetts and Rhode Island… Continue reading Bicycle rides in Connecticut and Rhode Island
Bike to the Beach, Boston to Newport - Bike to the Beach is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization creating a community of cyclists, autism advocates, fitness junkies, and beach lovers to make an impact in New England and cycle for the 1 in 68 diagnosed with autism.The Boston to Newport ride was added in 2012, starting from Joe Moakley Park in south Boston. 2016 route Route at… Continue reading Bike to the Beach, Boston to Newport
Border Run: Rhode Island from Ashland MA - This is a Charles River Wheelmen ride Start: 53 Bay Colony Drive, Ashland, MA (map to start) Description: Loops from Ashland to the Rhode Island “border”. Gently rolling hills, causeways, the Diamond Hill Reservoir in RI, quiet wooded roads. 21 mile cue,  39 mile cue,  72 mile cue Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue… Continue reading Border Run: Rhode Island from Ashland MA
Brewing Good bicycle tour, Portsmouth RI Brewing Good, Portsmouth RI, - The Brewing Good Ride is a non-competitive ride through scenic southern Rhode Island and Massachusetts. This ride will challenge your fitness with climbs and wind. Enjoy the amazing views along the way, as well as the quiet country roads.… Continue reading Brewing Good, Portsmouth RI,
Burrillville RI bicycle ride Burrillville RI Bridge Ride - The NBW Burrillville Bridge Ride Start:  Burrillville RI High School  (map to start) Description:  Explore the NW corner of RI and the Massachusetts, very scenic and winding through  the mills and woodlands of Harrisville into Mass. The  longer rides venture north  to the back roads of Sutton, and the 50 mile ride goes further north … Continue reading Burrillville RI Bridge Ride
Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride, Compton RI to Woods Hole MA - The Annual Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride supports the Buzzards Bay Coalition with a ride from Little Compton, RI to Woods Hole, MA… Continue reading Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride, Compton RI to Woods Hole MA
Coventry half century bicycle ride Coventry Half Century - Coventry Half Century, a NBW ride   Start:  Coventry Plaza, Coventry RI (approximate location) Description:  Country roads from Rhode Island into western Connecticut Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
Cumberland RI to Norfolk MA ride Cumberland RI Diamond Hill North - NARRAGANSETT BAY WHEELMEN DIAMOND HILL RIDE # 129 Start:  Diamond Hill State Park,  114, CUMBERLAND, RI; (Map to Start) Description: (This is the medium length version). “Head north from the park along the route, you  will pass farms and cottages of this suburban area south of metropolitan Boston and north of the Attleboros. Just past… Continue reading Cumberland RI Diamond Hill North
East Bay RI Trail East Bay Bike Path, Rhode Island - The East Bay Bike path is 14.5 miles, 10 foot wide following an abandoned railroad line along Narragansett Bay’s coves and marshes, over bridges, and through State Parks in Rhode Island. This Bike Path’s southern tip will connect to the Blackstone Bikeway when it is completed. North Access Location: Bold Point Park South Access Location:… Continue reading East Bay Bike Path, Rhode Island
Glocester bicycle ride Glocester Killingly Pond Ride - This Narragansett Bay Wheelmen ride begins at the Foster-Glocester Regional High School in Rhode Island, goes west to Killingly Pond State Park on the CT state line. Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
Greenville RI bicycle ride Greenville RI for Pete’s Sake Ride - NARRAGANSETT BAY WHEELMEN # 97 RIDE FOR PETE’S SAKE  Start:  : Apple Valley Mall, RT 44, Greenville, RI       (map to start) Description:   “This ride travels though old mill towns. Food stops at Slatersville Plaza (multiple stops at the 17 Mile mark) and East Wallum Lake Road (37 mile mark). The Park at the… Continue reading Greenville RI for Pete’s Sake Ride
Greenville Tri-State half century - This is the 52 mile version of  Narragansett Bay Wheelmen’s  Tri-State Century Start: Apple Valley Mall, Greenville, RI (map to start) Description:   Challenging ride in undeveloped countryside touching on Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts.    Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
Jamestown Classic - The Jamestown Classic offers one of the most scenic race venues with a course that circuits the island with stretches of bucolic forest and farmland to vistas of the East and West Passages of Narragansett Bay, the Newport Bridge and historic lighthouse at Beavertail. What a way to celebrate Columbus Day Route at RideWithGPS View… Continue reading Jamestown Classic
Kingston ride Kingston Narragansett Indian Ride - This is the Narragansett Bay Wheelmen  “Indian Ride“, 15/26 miles, Start: URI Kingston RI.  Start: Field House parking lot, Keaney Rd., University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI.  (map to start) Description:   Visit the site of the Great Swamp Fight and the Royal Indian Burial Grounds, and ride by the Narragansett Indian Church. Route at… Continue reading Kingston Narragansett Indian Ride
Mattapoisett - Carver bicycle ride Mattapoisett ride - Narragansett Bay Wheelmen ride #52  Mattapoisett Start:  Commuter parking lot, right off Rt. 1-195 (Exit 19A)    Description:  “This is a very flat ride through the cranberry growing region of southeastern Mass. The cranberry bogs have a reddish hue during the October and November harvest season and are sometimes flooded if they are to be harvested… Continue reading Mattapoisett ride
Miles for Megan, Tiverton, RI - Ride through beautiful Tiverton and Little Compton RI, with a barbecue upon return. All proceeds benefit the Megan L Cordeiro Memorial Foundation.… Continue reading Miles for Megan, Tiverton, RI
Narragansett Bay Wheelmen NBW bicycle rides Narragansett Bay Wheelmen rides - These vintage cue sheets for Rhode Island, neighboring Massachusetts and Connecticut are provided by Narragansett Bay Wheelmen (NBW). NBW101 touisset NBW102 swansea dighton NBW103 taunton norton NBW104 taunton 2 rocks NBW105 tiverton 50 NBW106 animal farm NBW107 uxbridge grafton NBW108 narragansett pt NBW109 walpole dover NBW110 warwick NBW113 westerly NBW114 nkingstown exeter NBW115 wickford kingston NBW116 woonsocket NBW117… Continue reading Narragansett Bay Wheelmen rides
Narragansett-Groton bicycle ride Narragansett-Groton 2-day loop - Ride the Rhode for Multiple Sclerosis . Start: Narragansett Pier/ High School. The two day 150 mile ride is a loop that starts at Narragansett Bay and heads east the first day, the follows a different route back from New London the second day. Day 1 Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print… Continue reading Narragansett-Groton 2-day loop
Lincoln MA bicycle ride NBW Lincoln-Burrillville Ride - A rural Narragansett Bay Wheelmen ride in the northwest corner of Rhode Island, crossing briefly into Massachusetts.   Start: Lincoln Mall Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
NBW Rhode Island – CT Fall Foliage Tour - This is the Narragansett Bay Wheelmen (NBW ) ride #74 Fall Foliage Tour from North Scituate RI west into the northeastern corner of Connecticut. Start: Ponagansett High School Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
Northeast Mountain Bike Association NEMBA NEMBA mountain bike rides - The New England Mountain Bike Association (NEMBA)  a recreational trails advocacy organization with 27 chapters throughout New England and about 5,000 members NEMBA Rides by State Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont NEMBA alphabetical list of rides Abrams Rock Adams Farm Ames Nowell State Park Bare Cove / Great Esker Beaver Brook North Beebe Woods / Peterson Farm… Continue reading NEMBA mountain bike rides
Newport Bike map Newport bicycle map - This map of suitable cycling routes in Newport, Rhode Island was designed by Chris Witt, and is provided by the Newport Visitors Bureau.
Newport RI bicycle ride Newport RI Circuit Tour - This Narragansett Bay Wheelmen Ride  explores the coastline around Newport Rhode Island. Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
NSC Quiet Roads North of Boston NSC Quiet Roads North of Boston, Reading -  Start: REI, Salem St in Reading.  map to start Directions: Route 128 to Exit 40; go around rotary to Route 129 (Salem St.) West. REI parking lot is third left. Please park away from the shops. The Reading commuter rail station is 1.3 miles away. Description:  Mostly flat to rolling, shady roads. All rides go through… Continue reading NSC Quiet Roads North of Boston, Reading
Ocean State tour de Cure bicycle ride Ocean State Tour de Cure - The 62 mile Ocean State Tour de Cure for Diabetes begins in Richmond, Rhode Island and includes several miles along the coast as well as some rolling hills in the wooded area northwest of Narragansett. 2016 routes Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
Providence Metric bicycle ride Providence RI bicycle ride - This is the Narragansett Bay Wheeelmen Providence Bike Shop Ride.   Metric version Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
Rhode Island bicycle trails Rhode Island trails - Trails and bicycle paths in Rhode Island, with links to the Traillink site.… Continue reading Rhode Island trails
Richmond RI to Charlestown bicycle ride Richmond RI Hope Valley Ride -  NARRAGANSETT BAY WHEELMEN HOPE VALLEY-EASTERN RIDE Start: : Victory Cycles, Rt 138, Richmond RI (Exit 3B off Rt. 95) Description:  “This is a rolling-to-hilly ride through beautiful rural areas of southwest RI along quiet, winding back roads. Shannock is a picturesque old mill town, with some quaint old homes and the remains of its once-proud… Continue reading Richmond RI Hope Valley Ride
Rhody bicycle ride Rhode Island Ride ‘Round Rhody, Kingston RI - Ride ‘Round Rhody (RRR) is hosted by LIFEcycle Inc. Starting in South Kingston, RI,the options are 25, 50, and 75 miles. 75 miles Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course 50 miles Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
Ride the Rhode for the National MS Society, Day 1 Ride the Rhode, Kingston, RI - Ride the Rhode is a two-day event held annually for the National MS Society Start/End Location: University of Rhode Island Starting from: 120 Flagg Road Kingston, RI 02881 Map It Day 1, 100 mile Route Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course Day 2, 75 mile Route… Continue reading Ride the Rhode, Kingston, RI
Scituate Reservoir bicycle ride Scituate Reservoir Ride, south from North Scitutate RI - NARRAGANSETT BAY WHEELMEN #84 SCITUATE RESERVOIR RIDE, SOUTH Distances:  10,  23 , or 37 mile rides Start:  North Scituate Town Commons, Rt 116 (Map to Start) Description:  An old favorite NBW ride around Rhode island’s largest (man-made) lake, with an extension into Foster. Somewhat hilly and challenging, the route meanders through many old villages (Scituate… Continue reading Scituate Reservoir Ride, south from North Scitutate RI
South Kingston bicycle ride South Kingston to Watch Hill - Bicycle Magazine lists this Narragansett Bay Wheelmen ride as the best in Rhode Island. The easy 64-mile route from S. Kingston RI follows rural roads to the Watch Hill Coast Guard Station with views of Block Island Sound from three beaches. http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1580650  Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
Swansea bicycle ride Swansea MA cycling loop - This Narragansett Bay Wheelmen (NBW) loop around Swansea MA crosses briefly into Rhode Island. Start: Swansea II Shopping Center Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course
Tiverton RI Half Century - NARRAGANSETT BAY WHEELMEN TIVERTON FIFTY Start: Tiverton Middle School, Quintal Dr, Tiverton   (map to start) Description:  “A favorite club ride. Ride past salt ponds and Sakonnet Vineyards (for great water view, do the optional loop to Sakonnet Point). Little Compton is a traditional New England village, with its white church. In the burial ground lies… Continue reading Tiverton RI Half Century
Tour de Rhody Tour de Rhody, Johnson RI - Cycle for Rhode Island Cander Research from Salisbury Farm. Opstions include 15 and 40 mile loops. Minimum fundraising is $50.… Continue reading Tour de Rhody, Johnson RI
Warwick Casters ride - This is the annual Narragansett Bay Wheelmen Casters Halloween ride Start: Casters Bike Shop, 3480 Post Road, Warwick RI  (Map to Start) Description: Wind through wooded landscapes, past the Quonset Base and through Goddard State Park. Of historical interest in East Greenwich, note the Kent County Courthouse (1750) and the Varnum Armory Museum. The climb… Continue reading Warwick Casters ride
Washington Secondary Trail Washington Secondary Bike Path - The Washington Secondary Bike Path in Rhode Island combines the 5 mile Cranston Bike Path, and 5 mile Warwick Greenways, running along a former rail right of way through heavily populated areas. The shaded trail has good views of the Pawtuxet River Start: Tongue Pond, Cranston RI and ending in Moosup CT as the Coventry… Continue reading Washington Secondary Bike Path
Westport MA bicycle ride Westport MA ride - This is a Narragansett Bay Wheelmen ride, 13/25/44/50 miles, Start: Westport High School, Old County Rd, Westport, MA (map to start) Description: One of NBW’s most scenic rides, on country lanes wandering around Massachusetts’ southwestern coastline, past salt marshes, farms and meadows, and yes – glorious Horseneck Beach (lovely out of beach season but be… Continue reading Westport MA ride
Woods River Junction bicycle ride Wood River Junction Rhode Island Ride - This Narragansett Bay Wheelmen ride in the southwest corner of Rhode Island spends a few miles in Connecticut north of Pawcatuck and briefly touches on the shoreline. Start: Chariho High School,  Wood River Junction Route at RideWithGPS View and print cue sheet View and print map GPX file TCX Course