Block Island Greenway Trails
A conservancy network crosses private easements and protected land to reveal Block Island beyond its paved roads and famous overlooks.
Artwork inspired by George William Whitaker
The Greenway is a distributed network rather than one branded loop. Mowed paths and wooded tracks connect glacial hills, freshwater ponds, meadows, stone walls, and conservation parcels through cooperation among landowners, town, and conservation organizations. The network depends on continued trust between visitors and landowners.
Carry the current Block Island Conservancy map and follow colored markers; online routing is unreliable across easements. Close gates, keep dogs under the posted rules, avoid wet trail damage, and plan ferry or bicycle timing. Trailheads are small and often have no services. Because no single segment represents the network, choose one inland pond route and one elevated meadow rather than chasing mileage.
- Network
- Distributed island greenway
- Manager
- Block Island Conservancy partnerships
- Terrain
- Fields, woods, ponds, stone walls
Quick guide
- Use the conservancy map
- Do not improvise across private land.
- Follow markers
- The network is not one continuous blaze.
Know before you go
- Use the conservancy map
- Do not improvise across private land.
- Follow markers
- The network is not one continuous blaze.
- Close every gate
- Working landscapes depend on visitor care.
- Leave travel margin
- Ferry timing governs the day.
Good to know
These paths cross easements and working landscapes, not a single staffed park. Ticks, poison ivy, mud, livestock, and minimal signage make preparation important.
Notice these
- Rodman’s Hollow links
- Freshwater ponds
- Stone-walled meadows