The Friends of the South County Bike Path welcome you. Our bike path officially opened to the public in the Spring of 2001. It extends from the Amtrak Station in Kingston to Rodman Street in Wakefield. You can bike, walk, jog and/or rollerblade on four miles of two-lane, asphalt paved path, through picturesque South County greenery.

Access and Parking
You can access the bike path at the following points:
Amtrak Station on Rt. 138 in Kingston
Ministerial Road in West Kingston
South Road in South Kingstown
Curtis Corner Middle School on Curtis Corner Road, South Kingstown
Rodman Street in Peace Dale
Parking is available at Kingston Station and at Curtis Corner Middle School.

South Kingstown Adopt-A-Park Program
The bike path is sponsored in part by the South Kingstown Adopt-A-Park program. Adopt-A-Park sponsors participate in scheduled "clean-up" days and maintain gardens on the bike path. The bike path is currently divided into three sections.
Current sponsors are:
Kingston Station to White Horn Brook, SouthCounty.com
White Horn Brook to South Road, Tefft Hill Association
South Road to Rodman Street.

East Coast Greenway
The East Coast Greenway is a 2600 mile trail connecting cites along the east coast going from Calis Maine to Key West Florida. For information follow this link or contact East Coast Greenway Alliance, 135 Main Street, Wakefield, R.I. 02879, (401) 789-1709 phone/fax.

For information about hiking or biking on Rhode Island greenways, contact GARI, the Greenways Alliance of Rhode Island.

ARTICLE
(From the Florida Bicycle Messenger, Summer 2001)
Top 10 Bicycle Safety Myths:
"Wrong Information from Bicyclist can be worse than a Belligerent Motorist"
by Mighk Wilson

PRESS RELEASE
September 7, 2001
The Friends of the South County Bike Path is pleased to announce that the Rhode Island Department of Transportation has selected a contractor for construction of Phase II of the South County Bike Path, and they have been notified to proceed with the work. This phase begins at Rodman Street in Peace Dale, and ends at Rt. 108, across from Chelo's resturant in Wakefield. This 1.9 mile segment of the path will be constructed in approximately eighteen months by the Cardi Construction Corporation.

We commend the Town of South Kingstown, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, and the Governor's office for making greenways a priority in the Ocean State. Greenways are not only of recreational value, but they are of major importance as an alternate transportation network, which is part of Rhode Island's growing intermodel transportation system. Today, there are over 10,000 miles of bike paths constructed throughout the U.S. and they are catching up with the interstate highway system which is 42,000 miles.

Both walking and cycling are important to our country's physical well being, and soon, the South County Bike Path will provide 5.4 miles for our enjoyment and good health. With the completion of Phase III in Narragansett at the South County Museum, this bike path will be approximately 8 miles long.

The date for the phase II ground breaking will soon be announced. If you have any questions, please contact Bob Votava by email bvotava158@aol.com or phone (401) 783-8886, or follow the progress of the bike path and related events on our web site at www.southcounty.com/bikepath.

Past Press Releases
Press release of May 21, 2001