Distance: 58 miles
Time: 1 hour 19 minutes
Start: Branch Village
End: Newport
Turning onto Rhode Island Route 102, you will pass by several wilderness areas including Audubon George Parker Woodland Wildlife Refuge, Audubon Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge, Big River Management Area, and Cuttyhunk Brook Preserve. Turning eastward, you will begin to cross over towards the collection of islands along the southern region of Rhode Island.
As you cross over via Rhode Island Route 138, you will catch sight of Plum Beach Light and Dutch Island Lighthouse sitting in the water. You will pass by Marsh Meadows Wildlife Preserve before you cross Claiborne Pell/Newport Bridge to get to Newport.