Newport, RI's Cliff Walk combines ocean views, mansions, and a …
The Cliff Walk along the eastern shore of Newport, RI is world famous as a public access walk that combines the natural beauty of the Newport shoreline with the architectural history of Newport's gilded age. Wildflowers, birds, geology ... all add to this delightful walk.
Newport, RI: Cliff Walk short history
Here is a short history of Newport's famous Cliff Walk. Newport's Cliff Walk History Local historians suggest that the first established paths along the Cliff Walk shoreline were outlined by the local deer ... then the Narragansett Indians ...
Newport's Harbor Walk South [the Main Harbor] provides an
There are five segments to the walk: 1. Memorial Blvd. to Forty Steps [ Blue Line ] This is the best route for a calm walk, jog or run as this segment is entirely paved with no steps.
Newport's Cliff Walk: Large Map South
Map Credit: City of Newport, Commonwealth Engineers & Consultants, Inc., and the RI Dept of Transportation
Newport's Cliff Walk: Large Map North
If you only have a short time to do a piece of Cliff Walk drive down Narragansett Ave. to the Forty Steps and walk south past Salve Regina College and the Breakers. Map Credit: City of Newport, Commonwealth Engineers & Consultants, Inc., and the RI Dept of Transportation
Newport's Cliff Walk: Poison Ivy Guide
Summers with plenty of sunshine and rain are ideal conditions for Poison Ivy to flourish along the Cliff Walk. With the normal dress of shorts, walkers need to keep alert and not brush up against it especially where the path is tight.
Newport, RI's Cliff Walk Rhode Island state laws
Rhode Island Laws Affecting Cliff Walk Rhode Island's Section 32-6 of the state laws gives property owners "Limitation" from liability in regard to walkers on the Walk. We are not lawyers but all walkers should be aware of the following state law.