I'm a bit late, but last weekend my boyfriend and I tried out a hike at Arcadia Management area in Exeter, RI.
Funny story. We never hiked.
We went without researching a trail beforehand and ended up walking down a trail which popped us out at a road not even a mile later. Then, we walked up that road and turned right at another trail which ran parallel to the "highway" and spit us out right at the parking lot.
So I drove him to the trail in West Greenwich, which he liked (see hiking post 1).
Words of wisdom: part of being an amateur hiker is not having any clue about what you're doing. It's okay.
What we brought:
-An empty Targus laptop backpack (it carried our lunch which we ate on the drive over to the West Greenwich trail in defeat). We felt more official/comfy with the backpack on, even with nothing in it, so we fought over who could carry it. Remember my first post? No judging.
-Walking sticks
That's not to say that Arcadia isn't a great place to hike-- you just need to research it beforehand (there were no trail maps in any of the entrance boxes, and my everytrail app was frustrating to load). Again, research it beforehand. I'd like to try the Brakeheart pond trail the next time I go.
Sunday we trekked to Barrington/Bristol, where we stopped at the Osamequin nature trail/ bird sanctuary.
It was a quick stop, but we had fun trying to catch/stab fish with a net made out of weeds and a stick. When all was said and done and we were back at the car, we realized that you could see our "fishing spot" perfectly from the highway-- embarrassing!
Let me know if you go!
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