TAKE IT OUTSIDE
Paddleboarding at Ninigret Pond in Charlestown( left); hiking the Hanging Rock trail at Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown( right).
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 Rent from: Island Adventures, Bristol Bikes, Little Compton Adventures and Bike Newport. islandadventures401. com; bristolbikes. com; littlecomptonadventures. com; bikenewportri. org 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
CAMPING
Stock up at: URE Outfitters or REI. ureoutfitters. com; rei. com Head to: Whispering Pines Campground in Hope Valley or Burlingame State Park in Charlestown. whisperingpinescamping. com; riparks. ri. gov / parks / burlingame-state-park
PHOTOGRAPHY:( LEFT TO RIGHT) EMILY RIETZEL; COURTESY OF PWCVB / NICHOLAS MILLARD.( BOTTOM) EMILY RIETZEL.
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 or Browning Mill Pond in Exeter. riparks. com
HIKING
LEVEL: BEGINNER Try: Rocky Point Walking Trail in Warwick( 1.6 miles) or Sachuest Point National Wildlife
Refuge Trail in Middletown( 2.5 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
Fishing at Browning Mill Pond in Exeter.
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