Join our 2026 Hikes
1/4/26 - 10:00 Burlingame North, Charlestown - CANCELLED due to snow/rain
1/11/26 - 10:00 Carolina North, Richmond - CANCELLED due to rain
1/18/26 - 10:00 Carolina South, Richmond - CANCELLED due to snow
1/25/26 - 10:00 Belleville Pond, North Kingstown - CANCELLED due to snow
2/1/26 - 10:00 Browning Mill Pond, Arcadia - CANCELLED due to snow
2/8/26 - 10:00 Carolina North, Richmond - CANCELLED due to snow and sub-zero temps
2/15/26 - 9:30 Alton Jones, West Greenwich - CHANGED from Carolina South, Richmond due to snow
Meet at 9:30 at Dan’s Restaurant on Route 102 to carpool together to Alton Jones to make sure you get to the proper parking lot.
About 3-4 miles on pretty flat, quiet, scenic, snow and ice-free, traffic-free road. No spikes, snowshoes, or skis needed.
DIRECTIONS: From I-95 South, take Exit 14b to Route 102 North, turn Right about 1 mile up the road and park at Dan’s Place Restaurant.
LEADER: Mary-Beth Smith, sullymb1@gmail.com, 401-304-7546
2/22/26 - 10:00 Carolina North, Richmond
ORANGE REQUIRED
4ish miles through pine forests with loop to scenic Carolina Trout Pond. Some short hills including Meadowbrook Trail.
LINK: https://trailsandwalksri.wordpress.com/tag/carolina-management-area/
DIRECTIONS: From I-95 take Rte. 138 west through Hope Valley. At blinking light take left (sign says Mechanic Street, but also known as Switch Road), go 3 miles, turn Left on Pine Hill Road, go 0.6 miles to the parking lot on right near red DEM building. Or on Pine Hill Road, 1.7 miles west of RI 112, or 0.6 miles east of Switch Road. Park at the parking lot next to the red DEM building on south side of the road.
LEADER: Heather Wiehl, hlawlesswiehl@yahoo.com, 401-338-1848
3/1/26 - 10:00 Carolina South, Richmond
ORANGE REQUIRED
About 3.5 pretty flat dirt road and trails through white pine woods, fields, historical cemetery, plus a little old stone bridge over a tributary to the Pawcatuck River.
LINK: Carolina Management Area South Loop Trail, Rhode Island - 437 Reviews, Map | AllTrails
Directions: From I-95 take Rte. 138 west through Hope Valley. At blinking light take left (sign says Mechanic Street but also known as Switch Road) and go about 3 miles to Pine Hill Road. Turn left and go 0.6 miles to the parking lot on right near red DEM building. Or if coming from Route 112, turn North on Pine Hill Road. Park at the red DEM station on the south side of road.
LEADER: Heather Wiehl 401-338-1848, hlawlesswiehl@yahoo.com
5/3/26 - 10:00 Rome Point, Narragansett
Join Tim Cranston for a walk and talk about this beautiful area. Rain date May 17th.
LEADERS: Rose & Paul Pichette, 401.487.0631, prpichette@gmail.com
6/6/25 - End of Season Hike & Picnic at Goddard Park
10:00 Meet for Hike at Shelter picnic area
12:00 POTLUCK Picnic until whenever we like.
Come to picnic even if you skip the hike, we would love to see you!
• Bring a chair if you want but there are plenty of covered picnic tables
• Bring your favorite cold dish, app, or snack
• BYOB if you want something other than lemonade or iced tea.
• Picnic Rain or Shine, hike cancelled with steady rain
• Quick chat for next season
DIRECTIONS: Goddard Memorial State Park, 1095 Ives Road, Warwick, Rhode Island 02818
Take the 2nd park entrance, go past the old ticket hut and bear right toward the beach.
Take the short dirt road on the left before wooden pedestrian bridge that goes over the road.
Park & Meet at the "Picnic Shelter" on left of the Main Beach Pavilion.
Signs for YT will be posted.
https://www.google.com/maps/search/Goddard+Park/@41.6662115,-71.4356124,15z/data=!3m1!4b1
MAP: https://www.riparks.com/PDFFiles/Maps/GoddardParkMap.pdf
QUESTIONS? MaryBeth Smith, 401-304-7546, sullymb1@gmail.com, Heather Wiehl, 401-338-1848, hlawlesswiehl@yahoo.com
June-Aug: Summer Break, check out Kayaking on on Thursdays through Westerly Land Trust and Sundays with Sally Hanson’s Group
LINK: Hikes, Paddles, & Wellness – The Westerly Land Trust
Looking Ahead:
12/6/26 - 10:00 Rome Point, North Kingstown - Remembering Dick Sullivan
Some of us will remember that Dick led an annual hike here for the holidays, stopping along the way to enjoy the moment. About 3 miles with outstanding views of the bay and the possibility of seeing a seal out near the rocks. We will stop to share some treats and goo memories.
DIRECTIONS: Take Rte 1 North to Rte 138 East, get off at first exit (Rte 1A) left at end of ramp and parking lot is 1/4 mile on right. N 41º 32.225’ W 71º 26.245’
Leaders: Sally Hanson, (401) 932-5295 and email: sallyhanson242@gmail.com