Submitted by ynwp t3_10fcek6 in RhodeIsland
Are there places to park and ride? Is it okay to share trails with hikers? Places I should avoid on bicycle?
I have no idea but the place looks beautiful and want to explore.
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UncleJimmee t1_j4vzvvi wrote
Check trail maps on Nemba, trailforks, heat maps in strava etc. There is some hiker only single track but vast majority is multi use. Stay out of Audubon land afaik it’s all no bikes. Start w Big river, Arcadia…have fun!!!
Edit to add: need to wear 200sq in of hunter orange (til end of Feb) on state land or where hunting is allowed.
ynwp OP t1_j4wpzm0 wrote
UncleJimmee t1_j4wrzzd wrote
pachaug has lots of great dirt roads for sure!
bbpr120 t1_j4y0vig wrote
Just about everything in purple ("access trail" or double track) on the trailforks map sets are gonna be a dirt road of some sort (ie "gravel") in usually a passable condition by a gravel bike. Arcadia/Beach Pond/Yawgoog Scout Reservation and across the border into CT in Pachaug State Forest are an absolute rats nest of gravel trails, lots of fun to make connections and loops. Carolina Management Area down into Burlingame has a pretty good network of gravel as well. The rail trails (Washington Secondary/South County/East Bay) show up purple but are paved. The one exception I can think of is the Trestle trail- it's still partially gravel at the western edge where it meets CT. There's some roads in CT down by Yawgoog (Sand Hill/Denison Hill) that are partially paved and partially gravel but show up as gravel for some reason.
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A favorite is a lollipop that departs the exit 1 park and ride, heads north to Piney and then either climbs up Denison Hill or detours over towards Tom Harvey before rejoining behind the Scout camp, close to the RICONN marker. You return to the park and ride via North Road and one absolute ripping fast descent. A longer version heads north into Green Falls Pond via the various cart and access roads, spends a bit of time on 138 and 165 (turning back into the woods just before Beach Pond on the Tippicansett trail). You then working your way thru Yawgoog on the Galkin trail (its a bit cryptic in places if we're being honest but look for the openings in the mountain laurel and the old mtb trail bridges from the mid 90's) and back to the car via North road.
ynwp OP t1_j4zmfa2 wrote
Thank you!
Capecole t1_j5066zp wrote
The cycling club I ride with has gravel rides occasionally.
ynwp OP t1_j507z96 wrote
That looks really cool, thanks!
I’m a slow rider (5-10 mph) so I am kind of a pain to ride with.
Just an old guy who would rather bicycle than walk.
Superb_Strawberry341 t1_j4vzjqt wrote
Go down the road to pachaug state forest imo