Length:                  Moosup Valley State Park Trail; 5.9 miles

Difficulty:              Easy. Flat, paved & stone-dust rail trail.

Take exit 32 off of I-395 to Route 14 east into Plainfield. At the junction of Prospect St and Main St continue straight into a parking lot for the trail.  

The Moosup Valley State Park Trail is built on part of the abandoned Hartford, Providence & Fishkill Railroad Line, which was completed in 1854 and connected the two state's capitols. The trail travels East, from the Moosup section of Plainfield, through Sterling, before crossing into RI, where it becomes the Trestle Trail . In RI it is still undeveloped for 4.5+ miles. The Trestle Trail then becomes the Washington Secondary Bike Path , which consists of three interconnecting bike paths; The Coventry Greenway, West Warwick Greenway and Cranston Bike Path. These trails travel North, to Providence. For more information visit; MOOSUP VALLEY SP TRAIL and CT RAIL TRAIL EXPLORER .

The Moosup Valley State Park Trail is part of the EAST COAST GREENWAY , a planned biking & hiking route stretching 3,000 miles from Maine South, to Florida. When complete it will traverse 15 states with a mostly off-road path.

Starting from the Main Street/Prospect Street parking lot [Western End];  

Note; Funding in 2025, will allow for the future extension of the trail West, 2.25 miles to School & Water Streets.

The Moosup Valley State Park Trail starts from Route 14, heads alongside the parking lot and crosses an old railroad trestle bridge over the Moosup River. The paved trail travels Northeast, past a yellow gate and then past a small swamp before coming to Barber Hill Road after 0.8 miles. The stone-dust trail then continues East, through the woods, following the Moosup River along your left. Cross Brunswick Ave at 1.2 miles.

Note; To your left is the old Brunswick Ave bridge, now closed to traffic. Nice views of a spillway from this bridge. 

You then turn North, traveling underneath the Route 14 bridge at 1.5 miles, before the trail turns Southeast. Cross into Sterling and soon cross an old RR bridge across a tributary, followed by another bridge over the Moosup River. Cross Main St in Sterling at 3.2 miles, followed by Industrial Park Road, where you'll find a parking lot. You'll cross Route 14 at 3.6 miles, heading back into the woods. 

Note; Right, down Route 14 will bring you to Sterling Pond, where you'll find a dam and spillway. Just past the pond is a picnic area.

Pass by an old wooden marker (possibly an old RR Mileage Marker) on your right at 4.3 miles, as the trail turns East. Quickly pass through a rock cut. Pass by a Spur Trail on your left up to Babcock Rd, before passing by some benches and crossing a narrow iron bridge over Providence Rd at 4.8 miles. Here the trail follows an old paved road along the rail bed. Pass by a spur to Railroad Ave before coming to Spring Lake Rd at 5.3 miles. On your right is the Railroad Ave parking lot. The trail returns to stone-dust and soon crosses Route 14A. The trail ends after 5.9 miles at the RI border. A double sided overhead sign is located here for both this trail and the Trestle Trail.