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
Many of the great mansions built during those times were ideally located on this scenic overlook of the Rhode Island Sound and Atlantic Ocean. Serious development of Cliff Walk started about 1880, and the estate owners spent the next 50 years …
Newport's Cliff Walk: Large Map North
Large Map of Cliff Walk North 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.
Newport's Harbor Walk South [the Main Harbor] provides an
Forty Steps to Ruggles Ave. [Gold Line] This is the best segment to see mansions up close as it runs along the Breakers and wanders over the open campus of Salve Regina University with its Vinland and Orche Court mansions.
Newport's Cliff Walk: Large Map South
But if you do reach Ledge Rd., cross over to find your way over the pile of rocks just past the gate to walk the last segment ... it is a lot more interesting than walking back along Ledge Rd. Don't be afraid to hail the Trolleys that run along Bellevue Ave. for your return trip north on Bellevue Ave.
Newport, RI's Cliff Walk Rhode Island state laws
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.
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.