Blackstone River Reservoir & I-295 Rest Area Biketrail Access via Blackstone River Bikeway

6.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Blackstone River Reservoir & I-295 Rest Area Biketrail Access via Blackstone River Bikeway is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Lime Rock, RI. The route passes Blackstone River Reservoir before reaching Blackstone River Reservoir at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 171 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: I-295 Rest Area Biketrail Access 41.93963, -71.44424
Nearest town Lime Rock, RI

Directions

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Blackstone River Reservoir & I-295 Rest Area Biketrail Access via Blackstone River Bikeway

6.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 52–171 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: I-295 Rest Area Biketrail Access · 41.93963, -71.44424

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Transit-accessible: Bank of America (RI-116 - Lincoln) stop 385 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on I-295 Rest Area Biketrail Access, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miPass Blackstone River Reservoir.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Blackstone River Bikeway, heading NE.
  6. 2.6 miReach Blackstone River Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto I-295 Rest Area Biketrail Access, heading NW.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

73% paved16% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 84°63°
Thu 91°70° 30%
Fri 96°73° 25%
Sat 93°70° 36%
Sun 95°68° 18%
Mon 95°74° 17%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bank of America (RI-116 - Lincoln) stop 385 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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