Next, you'll pass below I- and at about 5. The trail travels up and over a slight hill, with the tracks below on your left. You cross over the Blackstone River on a new bridge parallel to the railroad bridge back into Lincoln. Note the nicely restored old mill on your left. You cross over Albion Road at 5. Map board located here.
A low dam crosses the river here. Now the river is on your right and the tracks to your left. Keep a lookout to your left for a stone arch bridge with a small waterfall and stream on the opposite side of the tracks at about mile 6. Map board. After passing underneath a bridge, you come to the Manville Dam with a nice overlook.
As you travel alongside the tracks, watch for a couple of railroad mileage posts. The first will be P13 , which means, 13 miles to P rovidence. The other side reads W , showing the distance to W orcester. At around 8. I believe the waterway on your right that follows the trail is part of the old Blackstone Canal. You cross into Woonsocket. Route Manville Rd is on your left. The trail heads up a hill possibly a reclaimed landfill and out into the open. Nice views of the river below. You'll pass by a soccer field and Par 3 golf holes before coming to a gravel access road at 9.
Note; Head left to the Rivers Edge Recreation Complex , which has a snack bar, restrooms and parking. There is also a canoe launch located here. The trail follows this access road past Mile Marker 17 out to the Davison Ave parking l ot in Woonsocket after 9. Note; The trail currently ends here as of June Two other paved sections in Woonsocket are complete, but require an on-road connection. I'm not sure of the exact route the next section will take, but I believe it may follow the Blackstone River berm you'll spot along your right.
Blackstone River Bikeway; Woonsocket Section:. Not recommended for kids on bikes. Continue through the parking lot and travel right along Davison Ave low traffic passing by the Armed Forces Memorial Park on your right.
Come to Hamlet Ave Route Cross road and continue straight along Florence Dr low traffic. Note; You can also head left following the official signs, but you'll miss the next paved off-road section. Come to a pedestrian bridge over the river on your right after 0. Note; I believe the trail will continue along the river berm before crossing the river further north?
Come to Worrall St just before Monument Square and turn left. Come to Truman Dr and cross over to east side Clinton St side. Follow the sidewalk and you'll quickly pick up the paved Blackstone River Bikeway; Woonsocket Section at 1. Besides connecting 14 cities and towns in the Blackstone Heritage Corridor, the Greenway also links the Blackstone River and the historic Blackstone Canal to form the Riverway, a corridor within the Corridor that will ultimately offer unique opportunities for residents and visitors alike to experience history, enjoy nature and engage in a variety of recreational activities.
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Select Maps, Tours, or Guides. This path has waterfalls. Overall the path is very well maintained and I look forward to skating it very soon. Rhode Island has three decent length rail to trail conversions. All three of the Rhode Island trails are a short drive from each other, minutes.
After all Rhody is the smallest state, but it's a great bike riding state. The longest is 30 miles round trip and the shortest is around 19 miles.
All three are rail trails so they are flat. The fall is a great time for a solo ride on this trails. It's often cool and crisp but the view never lets one down.
On this day there were not many people on the trail at the start of my ride. Cumberland and Lincoln R. The North Smithfield and Woonsocket sections are a little more small city urban and consequently there is more use of the trail with dog walkers, couples walking and runners. A smidgen of bikes shared this day but in general the traffic was very light. Read the full bicycle blog post of "amidnightrider" by copying and pasting the link below.
It felt a little wider than the East Bay Bike Path, and had several more easy hills. Remote, woodsy, and a greater chance for wildlife sightings. What a beautiful path and well maintained. Just discovered it this fall and can't get enough even though we live 35 minutes from there I even took my 7 year old who loved it and pedeled through for 9 miles.
Love the scenery, waterfalls, river, trees, lawns, etc. Can't believe I used to live near this rail trail and never knew it was there. One of the most picturesque bike trails I've ever been on. Manicured landscape, plenty to see along the way in terms of scenery. If you're looking for the Southern end, put John St.
There's a nice bit South of that but the parking is sketchy. Met a nice homeowner who let us park in front of his house so it would look like we were visiting. This 3. The southern portion between Hartford Ave. This is heavily used.
The Visitors Center is in this section. North of Hartford Ave. While the canal is watered by the river and pond, the towpath is impassable.
Instead, the trail follows an old woods road over the shoulder of Goat Hill west of the canal. Other than clearance of blow downs, no improvements have been done in this section. While walking is easy and level, the surface is rough.
The canal is dry. Finally, the trail reaches a section where the river has breached into the canal and cuts off the towpath from access. The canal is watered from here to Church Street, but it cannot be paddled due to blow downs.
Instead, the trail follows a sewer line easement near the west bank. This is a nice, level woods road. Improvements are proposed. To help, access the web site BlackstoneCC. The adventure of finding a thrilling and scenic bike path so close to home.
I have been on many bike paths all over this area and as far north as NH. This bike path stands out as it was built and done right with lots of thought behind it. Imagine seeing the raging river the bridges along this trail are amazing. Some very good hills to climb, but not a show stopper. From old Lonsdale Drive-in 7. I love the amount of waterfalls A perfect day on this path you pack a lunch Also many turtles sun tanning on the river, a few awesome mallard ducks The other that I love to take pictures is the people This is one special place that I am glad I get to share with someone I love my girlfriend.
Beginning at the southern end, in Cumberland, the ride takes one over a scenic bridge within a mile of starting out. The bridge is a dedicated bike and walkway with no vehicular traffic. The Blackstone River Bikeway then meanders along following the historic Blackstone canal. Inspired by the success of the Erie Canal begun in and prodded by the growth of textile manufacturing along the Blackstone River.
Between and The canal used horse-drawn boats to carry freight and passengers between Worcester and Providence. The Blackstone River Bikeway provides one a feeling of being slightly more remote than does the East Bay Bike Path, though never wandering too far from residential areas, it provides long stretches uninterrupted by intersections and stop signs. Very nice indeed. Near to this end are public restrooms, and a small refreshment stand. That said, it is not a difficult ride, and should be enjoyed by riders of all experience levels.
Easy parking in Woonsocket in a dedicated parking lot. Then, down the trail heading South. Great pavement, lovely trail following the river, next to the active railroad tracks. Continuing along the river, past the falls. Few road crossings, keep up the momentum. Then, across the river back and forth, and on to the tow path for the old canal.
Water on both sides: the river on our left, the canal to the right. The pavement here is old and worn, but not badly cracked or holed. The scenery makes up for it. Suddenly, the trail crosses the river, runs along the South side, and rises up to civilization. Cross the street and cross the river twice more. The trail shifts onto a boardwalk suspended over a marsh. Nice scenery, but tough blading. Finally, the trail rises into a Cumberland neighborhood and really ends.
You can continue into Central Falls, but there is no more trail - just cracked and potholed local roads. The subs and swarma at the sub shop were worthwhile, though. Then, back up the river to Woonsocket. A great day! I live a short 10 minute walk from where the trail crosses East Hartford Avenue and have hiked, biked and cross-country-skied it countless times over my 23 years in the area.
The first portion of the trail up to East Hartford Avenue is used most by walkers, many with dogs, and can get quite crowded at times. Along the way you will come across a bridge that crosses one of the recently refurbished locks on the Canal, a small stone bridge abutment and several side trails that, depending on the time of year, are great to explore. Further along the tow path there is another bridge crossing over the Canal that leads to River Bend Farm and Visitor Center.
Near the bridge the River takes a sharp turn to the east. During the rainy season the River overflows and floods a wide area from this point downstream for over a mile to Route It is definitely worth stopping by the Visitors Center and checking out their calendar of events where they host all kinds of events throughout the year, including free concerts.
There is a short section back across the bridge along the tow path that leads north to East Hartford Avenue where there is a second refurbished lock and a beautiful stone bridge. Get out yor camera for this one. If you cross Hartford Ave a path continues along the River for approximately 2 miles to Plummer's Landing. For nature lovers who like to hike this is definitely the better part of the trail. Soon after getting on the trail there is a left turn off the main path uphill to Goats Hill where there are miles and miles of paths winding through the woods and up and down some pretty steep hills.
Back on the trail you'll head downhill to the Goats Hill Lock. From here to the northern terminus the path is anything from flat to root-covered to muddy to grassy and anything else you might imagine and runs through some great areas along the Blackstone before ending in a gravel parking lot off Church Street.
This area is a wonderful hike, especially if you like to get a little lost and off the beaten path. The trail has been extended since some of the prior reviews.
We began our trip in Lonsdale at the Drive-in, currently marked as mile 7. Let's hope they can follow through on that ambitious goal!
Go to Chambers St. It will merge with John St. If you click the "get directions to here" pop-up, it will make the same mistake. Mind the road signs, as there are some spurs in the Lonsdale and Kelly House areas. Mile markers are clearly displayed on granite posts. We rode mid-morning on an August Monday, and it was in use by a diverse group of hikers, bikers, bladers and strollers. Not as crowded as other trails, though.
The signs promise views of wildlife along the way - we had barely cleared the parking lot when 3 deer bounded across the path and into the Lonsdale meadow. It seemed every log in the canal had turtles on it, and flocks of duck and Canada geese were on the river.
There is not much access to this trail: you won't be going through little towns with opportunities for "rest stops", but there are several benches, picnic spots and scenic places to stop.
In the Woonsocket end it passes an athletic field complex, where there is apparently a snack bar and rest rooms closed when we went by. This trail is now about In the last year or so RIDOT has completed a bridge project, eliminating a major block in Lincoln, opened a new extension taking the path one mile southward from the old Lonsdale Drive-in and finished two new extensions adding about 1.
This is a great morning or afternoon ride, fully paved and generally smooth with no significant hills, except for one entirely optional spur trail. It is relatively less used, compared to RI's East Bay path.
Foot traffic has been increasing since the the improvements last year, but you can have the path largely to yourself in the early am or on weekdays in spring or fall. I've ridden this trail all year round, although winter ice can make it unsafe at times. The entire trail follows the Blackstone River through wooded countryside, with remnant sections of the old Blackstone Canal often on the other side of the path.
The River or the Canal are generally in view as you ride offering many chances to see heron, turtles, rabbits and other animals. The thick vegetation offers good shade in summer and great spring and fall foliage. Despite the rural appearance, the Blackstone River was intensely exploited for manufacturing. Artifacts of the early Industrial Age - dams, foundations, locks, millraces and mills now mostly converted to condos - punctuate the path and make for interesting stops and explorations on foot.
The current southern end on Jones Street in Cumberland may be hard to find. We used to park in this residential neighborhood until someone stole our rack, so now we generally use designated parking lot a mile north at the former Lonsdale Drive-in on Rt.
However, this segment offers a very pleasant ride along the edge of a wetland, including a board walk over water, with good birding opportunities. With luck and funding, the path will be continued to a better-supervised parking space in Central Falls or Pawtucket soon. Heading north from the Drive-In parking lot, you soon come to light-controlled crossing at Lonsdale Ave Rt Once across this undistinguished intersection, the trail gets interesting, zig-zagging along and over the river before turning north on the western bank for a long stretch of uninterrupted riding.
There is only one street crossing from this point to the northern terminus in Woonsocket. About five miles north after the Kelly House a preserved farm house you have the option of taking a spur trail on the left. This offers a short, steep and winding climb to a visitor center on Rt. Not much up there to see, but they do have ice cream. If you've got small kids or a heavy bike, even ice cream may not make the climb worthwhile, but if you want to jump start your heart and get a fun ride back down, go for it.
Which raises my only mild complaint about this path: the lack of contact with the dense communities it runs through. There is nowhere on or within sight of the path to buy food or bike supplies except for a new food stand in Rivers Edge Park in Woonsocket at the northern end very difficult to actually reach on a bike. I like a path that leads to town centers and people.
For this, RI's East Bay path is far superior. Note that RI observes a "walk left, ride right rule. About five miles north after the Kelly House a preserved farm house you have the option of taking a steep spur trail on the left. Which raised my only mild complaint about this path: the lack of contact with the dense communities it runs through.
There is no where on or within sight of the path to buy food or bike supplies except for a new food stand in Rivers Edge Park in Woonsocket at the northern end. I like a path that leads to a town centers. If you like mosquitos, swamp water, and a sub-par riding surface, this trail is for you!
There are three areas to park along the trail, but only the mid-point of the trail off of East Hartford avenue offers any type of facilities. The southern terminus of this trail also has adequate parking near a historic mill location.
From this location, there is a bridge which has steps at either end, so you can not bike directly across. From here, the trail heads North for about a mile, but the surface is rutted with tree roots that really break up the integrity of the tow path. As you proceed toward East Hartford Ave, the trail gets better, and you approach a second bridge that allows you to cross.
My hope was that the trail would improve the more North I travelled. However, after managing to cross a third bridge via a single-track path, I arrived at East Hartford Ave, where the trail definitely is suitable for mountain bikers and hikers. Also expect to pass through muddy areas and water puddles that came up to the axel on my bike! I do not recommend this trail except for those looking for a rustic adventure. The newest segment extends the bikeway to The most striking feature of this new bike path segment is a foot wide, foot long elevated boardwalk that allows the bikeway to pass through the Lonsdale Marsh in an environmentally responsible manner while offering an up-close look at the wildlife that inhabits the marsh.
Dispite the two place inwhich you go around a jersey barrier and across some dirt, it's ok. With changing scenary and grades of up and down. We enjoyed it. My ten yr old did it easily. The trail splits off at first. If you want a longer ride the left way is the way to go. On the weekends the Capt. Kelly house has a free tour which explains how the canal came to be. Griffin powers. September 24, Bellingham trailhead it is good. Sarah Girard. August 21, Elizabeth Bishop.
Mountain biking. Cathy Kelson. July 31, Ric Craig. July 27, Easy and beautiful with few pedestrians. Anette Santiago. July 24, Road biking. Great trail!!! July 21, Great place to bike along water and railway. July 20, Perfectly shaded on hot summer evenings. Jen Mchikey. July 15, Very well-maintained bike path, just a super hot day! Fran Hutton Lee. July 8, AllTrails User. July 5, Great trail well paved. Teresa Hennebury. June 22, Jim McCandless.
May 7, Lisa Gregory. May 2, Nice fairly flat and wide bike path from Blackstone to Uxbridge. Shane Diaz. May 1, Bike touring Great! Nik Naz. April 27, April 25, Walking No shade.
Aaron Staples. April 23,
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