East Bay Bike
path
The East Bay Bike path is a 14.5 mile, 10 foot
wide, ribbon of asphalt that provides a safe place for unobstructed
cycling. Users can enjoy the sights, sounds and smells as the path
takes them by coves and marshes, over bridges, and through State
Parks. This Bike Path's southern tip will eventually link-up to the
Blackstone Bikeway
presently under construction.
Location: From
Providence to Bristol along the abandoned railroad line. For the
greater part of it's length, it passes along or near the shore of
Narragansett Bay.
Mailing
Address:
Colt State
Park, Bristol, Rhode Island 02809-1710
Phone
Numbers:
Colt State Park -
(401) 253-7482
Fax number - (401)
253-6766
- Operation times:
Open year round -
Sunrise to Sunset || Path does not offer snow removal.
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Directions from Providence:
Access can
be easily gained from
Colt State Park,
Haines Memorial
State Park,
or
Veteran's Memorial Parkway
(exit 4 off 195 east). Alternative
access can be gained at any one of 49 intersections from
Providence to Bristol.
- Current
Fees:
None
Reservations:
None
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Size:
- Phase 1 -
Riverside Square to Barrington County Road, (4.17 miles)
- Phase 2 -
County Road, Barrington to Franklin Street, Warren (2.38 miles)
- Phase 3 -
Franklin Street, Warren to Independence Park, Bristol (3.87
miles)
- Phase 4 -
Riverside Square to India Point Park, Providence (3.98 miles)
View
East Coast Greenway
for bike path information .
View
History
for more Information
or
Directions
to see how to get here from your
Starting Point.
More
information can be viewed by clicking
Here.
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Other Information:
- 10 foot wide
asphalt paved with dividing lines || Can be accesses from any
one of 49 intersections || Path does not offer snow removal .
Facilities and Activities:
Restrooms | Restrooms for the Disabled
| Parking | Phone | Concessions | Picnic Tables | Cycling |
Walking | Jogging | Cross Country Skiing
All
Trash Is Carry In Carry out Please!