Rhode Island trails · Blackstone River Greenway (RI)
Blackstone River Greenway (RI)
A 5.3-mile out-and-back in Rhode Island, with 275 ft of climbing. Reaches Woonsocket Reservoir Number Three. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 117 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Woonsocket Reservoir Number Three (lake)
Getting there
Blackstone River Greenway (RI) access. 42.01496, -71.53348 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:41 a.m., the sun rises at 6:10 a.m. and sets at 7:21 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:50 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 12 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.7-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 14 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:24 a.m. — 8 h 57 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Mercy Loop — 6.2 mi
- Ridge Trail — 6.3 mi
- Warner Trail — 7.8 mi
- World War II Memorial Trail (yellow) — 9.1 mi