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TAKE IT OUTSIDE
Bike riding on East Bay Bike Path( left); boardwalk at the Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium in Bristol( right).
Work off those hefty vacation meals( hey, we’ re not judging!), and get some fresh air while you’ re at it while having fun with 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; littlecompton adventures. 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 / burlingamestate-park
FISHING
Buy from: Quaker Lane Bait and Tackle. quakerlanebaitandtackle. com 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 the Cliff Walk in Newport
( 3.5 miles). exploreri. gov; cliffwalk. com LEVEL: ADVANCED Try: Wolf Hill Forest Preserve in Smithfield( 6 miles) or the rocky Long Pond
Woods Trail in Hopkinton( 4.5 miles). exploreri. org; asri. org
KAYAKING, CANOEING & PADDLEBOARDING
Take a tour with / rent from: Blackstone River Expeditions Kayak Rentals, Narrow River Kayaks, Water Wanderers, the Kayak Centre of Rhode Island or the Community Boating Center. butcri. org / kayak; narrowriverkayaks. com; waterwanderers. com; kayakcentre. com; communityboating. com Head to: Wickford Harbor, Ninigret Pond or the Providence and Woonasquatucket rivers. Take a skills course and tour with: L. L. Bean’ s Outdoor Discovery Programs, which offer public and private fly casting, paddleboarding and kayaking lessons. Learn at: Scalloptown Park in East Greenwich. Check out the full list of programs online at llbeanoutdoors. com
SURFING
Take lessons from: Peter Pan Surfing & SUP Academy in Narragansett and Paddle Surf RI in Westerly. peterpansurfingacademy. com; paddlesurfri. com
Buy from: Matunuck Surf Shop or Island Surf & Sport. surfmatunuck. com; islandsports. com
Head to: Narragansett Town Beach, Scarborough State Beach, Easton’ s( First) Beach or Sachuest( Second) Beach. narragansettri. gov; riparks. com; cityofnewport. com; middletownri. com
Ninigret Pond in Charlestown.
PHOTOGRAPHY:( LEFT TO RIGHT) NICK MILLARD; COURTESY OF THE AUDUBON SOCIETY OF RI;( BOTTOM) EMILY RIETZEL.
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