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RIRhode Island rankings

Towns with the most trails in Rhode Island

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 37 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Exeter
Rhode Island · Most trails

Where Exeter lands: #4 of 37

1.9 mi / sq mi miles of trail per square mile · Visit Exeter →

West Greenwich 1 West Greenwich Kent County 3.5 mi / sq mi Trail miles 178.4 mi Cumberland 2 Cumberland Providence County 3.2 mi / sq mi Trail miles 89.7 mi Lincoln 3 Lincoln Providence County 2.9 mi / sq mi Trail miles 55.1 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 West Greenwich West GreenwichKent County · 6,647 people 3.5 mi / sq mi 178.4 mi 7
2 Cumberland CumberlandProvidence County · 36,820 people 3.2 mi / sq mi 89.7 mi 11
3 Lincoln LincolnProvidence County · 22,864 people 2.9 mi / sq mi 55.1 mi 11
4 Exeter ExeterWashington County · 7,195 people 1.9 mi / sq mi 111.7 mi 8
5 Newport Newport24,874 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 16.3 mi 17
6 Richmond RichmondWashington County · 8,142 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 57.1 mi 9
7 Providence Providence191,767 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 28.1 mi 77
8 Middletown MiddletownNewport County · 16,832 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 20.2 mi 9
9 Map of Smithfield SmithfieldProvidence County · 22,233 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 35.7 mi 12
10 Burrillville BurrillvilleProvidence County · 16,427 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 73.6 mi 10
11 Hopkinton HopkintonWashington County · 8,420 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 51.8 mi 6
12 Johnston JohnstonProvidence County · 29,835 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 25.7 mi 3
13 North Kingstown North KingstownWashington County · 27,859 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 61.8 mi 7
14 Charlestown CharlestownWashington County · 8,051 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 59.8 mi 2
15 East Providence East Providence47,281 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 15.9 mi 11
16 Barrington BarringtonBristol County · 17,126 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 13.8 mi 17
17 Bristol BristolBristol County · 22,220 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 18.0 mi 20
18 Map of Glocester GlocesterProvidence County · 10,221 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 49.2 mi 4
19 Westerly WesterlyWashington County · 23,333 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 60.6 mi 10
20 Warren WarrenBristol County · 11,144 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 6.7 mi 6
21 Woonsocket Woonsocket43,521 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 6.0 mi 16
22 Pawtucket Pawtucket75,893 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 6.2 mi 8
23 Tiverton TivertonNewport County · 16,189 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 24.9 mi 12
24 Coventry CoventryKent County · 35,907 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 37.9 mi 11
25 East Greenwich East GreenwichKent County · 14,554 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 10.0 mi 8
26 South Kingstown South KingstownWashington County · 32,073 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 47.5 mi 17
27 Portsmouth PortsmouthNewport County · 17,644 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 33.7 mi 5
28 Cranston Cranston83,250 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 16.2 mi 13
29 Warwick Warwick83,175 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 24.9 mi 9
30 North Smithfield North SmithfieldProvidence County · 12,708 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 9.9 mi 17
31 Little Compton Little ComptonNewport County · 3,584 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 11.3 mi 3
32 Narragansett NarragansettWashington County · 14,494 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 13.4 mi 8
33 Jamestown JamestownNewport County · 5,534 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 11.2 mi 6
34 Foster FosterProvidence County · 4,523 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 14.2 mi 3
35 North Providence North ProvidenceProvidence County · 34,293 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 3
36 West Warwick West WarwickKent County · 31,173 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 2
37 Map of Scituate ScituateProvidence County · 10,517 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 4.7 mi 5

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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