Weetamoo Woods

| November 28, 2014

Weetamoo Woods

5.62 miles; tiverton, ri another providence county hiking club hike, this was the perfect antidote for a big thanksgiving dinner, and a real gem of a property to boot. this is a large wooded tract in the middle of tiverton, and hunting is permitted on part of it. the other part, the pardon gray preserve, […]

Fort Barton

| August 2, 2014

Fort Barton

2.4 miles, tiverton, ri while in tiverton, we also took a quick trip to fort barton, a revolutionary war historical site and fantastic hiking trail. the last time i was here it was december, so it was nice to see it in the summertime, too. found some nice chanterelles here. this is the sign for […]

Preservation Way

| August 2, 2014

Preservation Way

2.16 miles, tiverton, ri finally got a chance to walk the trails behind my brother’s house in tiverton, ri. they’re really nice, and i’m very jealous that they have such a great resource right outside their door. there were tons and tons of mushrooms, too. HUGE ones… dinner plate sized ones. there were lots of boletes and milkcaps and […]

Fort Barton Woods

| December 28, 2013

Fort Barton Woods

2.42 miles; tiverton, ri the fort part of fort barton is an old revolutionary war redoubt. the woods part is typical southeastern new england woods with a mix of beech, holly, and oak containing several trails. and there’s an observation tower, too, which gives a commanding view of the sakonnet river between portsmouth and tiverton. […]

Weetamoo Woods

| January 29, 2012

Weetamoo Woods

★★★★½ beautiful property, full of beech groves and mountain laurels. about 70:30 hikey:walkey, little to no climby. well-marked trails. a little wet here and there, but that may just be due to recent weather. deserves another visit.