TAKE IT OUTSIDE
From left to right : Kayaking at Lincoln Woods in Lincoln ; hiking Long and Ell pond trail in Hopkinton ; East Bay Bike Path .
If you ’ re looking for a way to work off those hefty vacation meals ( hey , we ’ re not judging !), get some fresh air while you ’ re at it and participate in one or all of these outdoor activities .
BIKING
Buy from : Dash Bicycle Shop or NBX Bikes . dashbicycle . com ; nbxbikes . com Head to : the East Bay Bike Path ( 14.5 miles ), Warwick City Park ’ s bike trails ( 3 miles ) or the South County Bike Path ( 7.8 miles ). dot . ri . gov ; warwickri . gov Rent from : Island Adventures , Bristol Bikes , Little Compton Adventures and Bike Newport . islandadventures401 . com ; bristolbikes . com ; littlecomptonadventures . com ; bikenewportri . org
PHOTOGRAPHY ( LEFT TO RIGHT ): COURTESY OF PROVIDENCE KAYAK ; EMILY RIETZEL ; COURTESY OF PWCVB / NICHOLAS MILLARD . GRAPHIC : EMILY RIETZEL .
CAMPING
Stock up at : URE Outfitters or Downcity Outfitters . ureoutfitters . com ; downcityoutfitters . com Head to : Whispering Pines Campground in Hope Valley or Burlingame State Park in Charlestown . whisperingpinescamping . com ; riparks . ri . gov / parks / burlingame-state-park
FISHING
Buy from : Quaker Lane Tackle or Ocean State Tackle . quakerlanebaitandtackle . com ; facebook . com / oceanstatetackle
Book a trip with : Frances Fleet or C-Devil II Sportfishing in Narragansett . francesfleet . com ; cdevilsportfishing . com Cast your lines at : Lincoln Woods State Park ’ s Olney Pond in Lincoln . riparks . com
HIKING
LEVEL : BEGINNER Try : Rocky Point Walking Trail in Warwick ( 1.6 miles ) or Sachuest Point National Wildlife
Refuge Trail in Middletown ( 2.4 miles ). riparks . com ; fws . gov / refuge / sachuest-point LEVEL : INTERMEDIATE Try : Weetamoo Woods Trail in Tiverton ( 7 miles ) or Long Pond Woods Trail in Hope Valley
( 4.5 miles ). exploreri . gov ; asri . org LEVEL : ADVANCED Try : Wolf Hill Forest Preserve in Smithfield ( 6 miles ) or the Cliff Walk in Newport ( 3.5 miles , with some detours for repairs ). exploreri . org ; cliffwalk . com
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