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Pack a water bottle and hit the trails at these eight favorite spots for hiking in Rhode Island.

pandemic, and now as vaccines become more widely available, we are reporting on how our local schools, businesses and communities are returning to a more "normal" future. There's never been more of a need for the kind of local, independent and unbiased journalism that The Day produces. Please support our work by subscribing today. 80-mile hike the length of R.I. ends with a splash Hikers cross a bridge along the Rhode Island North South Trail near the Arcadia Management Area. (Betsy Graham) Phil Plouffe celebrates the end of the hike with a plunge into the Atlantic Ocean at Blue Shutters B...

Walking RI: Over the rivers and through the woods on Mount Tom Trail By John Kostrzewa EXETER — The Wood River winds gently for miles through a dense forest in the Arcadia Management Area in South County. It’s hard to believe that 70 years ago a wildfire burned and scarred 8,000 acres of timberland around the river. But a forward-thinking reforestation project planted 690,000 seedlings that have grown into thick stands of pine, beech and oak and regenerated one of the finest hiking and recreation areas in Rhode Island. That’s a lesson in recovering from a crisis that seems especially pe...