Rhode Island – East Bay Bike Path

October 11, 2020

The East Bay Bike Path was inducted into the Rail-Trail Hall of Fame in 2009. It travels between Providence and Bristol on a railbed whose service was discontinued in 1973. The state built most of the bike trail between 1987 and 1992. We began our ride in East Providence.

View of Providence from trailhead.

This was a perfect trail for us. We love being near the water, especially marinas and salt water.

Remnants of railway – so very close to the water.
Ship in the bay.
This house/mansion was built on what looked to be a rock in the bay. The stone walkway goes to a gazebo.
Better view of the house on the rock.

This is the busiest trail we’ve ever ridden. The closer we got to Bristol the busier it became. Thankfully, some long stretches of the trail were serene and uncrowded. There were 2 detours which took us over busy on road bridges. On our return there was a biker being treated by EMS. Looked to be a road crossing incident. Reminded us to be always diligent watching for traffic and other riders.

We took a wrong turn at one of the detours and should have been going over the bridge in the distance. No problem, we enjoyed a nice couple of miles riding right along the bay.
A detour took us over a highway bridge instead of this wooden bridge which was on the bike path. Apparently the wooden bridges are in need of repairs
Lenny doing some first aid on my bike rack.
End of bike path in Bristol.

When we retured to the trailhead it was crazy busy. People were parked everywhere. Lenny quickly loaded the bikes so we could be on the road and make room for new arrivals.

We only had a 20 minute drive to Leyden Vineyards where we would be spending the night. I had spoken to Caitlin and she was so welcoming and encouraged us to arrive before 4 PM so we could do a wine tasting. When we arrived they were very busy but Maureen hopped on her golf cart and showed us where to park by a beautiful pond.

Our home for the night on the pond at Leyden Vineyard. Enjoyed wine tasting and great hospitality.
We really enjoyed the music and wine tasting. He played some oldies as well as more current selections.
Lenny enjoying a glass of wine. We could hear the entertainment at our campsite.

What a day we have had. We were up at 5:30 AM, biked almost 30 miles, arrived at winery for wine tasting and relaxed listening to the great guitarist. We were in bed by 9 PM.