April 9, 2023
What a fantastic Easter. It began with a carspot from generous Jill Kropp, a hiker who did all the NH48 with her son Carter when he was only six. She bought me Powerade and met me at my car at one end of the nine miles and gave me a ride to the other end so I wouldn’t have to double back. I hadn’t seen her in forever, and it was to have a chance to speak with her for a bit.
This bikeway actually goes all the way to Worcester, MA, but the National Recreation Trail part of it is just the nine paved miles from the southern terminus near Lincoln, RI to Woonsocket. The online map states it’s eleven miles, but my phone app says it’s nine. Whichever it is, it goes by easy since it is flat, paved, and almost constantly next to the river and lovely scenery.
I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this walk. I saw turtles, geese, blue heron, ducks, swans, pheasants, turkeys, and, of course, people. This was truly a peaceful nature walk in spite of the close proximity to houses, highways, and towns. An enthusiastic thumbs up.
