Ref: https://exploreri.org/trailmaps/Mount_Hope_Farm_Trail_Map.pdf

The part of the path (1235098568) closest to Tower Hill road looks wrong: It connects to the road crossing a driveway (which is not on the map). It goes straight through a shed.

BTW What is an area not appropriate for OSM? Thx.

Hi. I just revisited this area coming from the South and had no problem finding the trail. It just does not connect where it says on OSM. I also walked it all the way into Connecticut. Will update.

There is actually a private road sign at the entrance, just off Durfee Hill. It says NO ACCESS NO TRESPASSING.
On the other hand, the road shows up on town road maps and plat maps. This should invalidate the posted sign, unless the town recently abandoned the road. Do you have any info?

You changed several paths to foot paths in Chase Farm. This is incorrect. Not only are bicycles allowed by law here, you need to check the wiki page for foot paths. None of these paths are foot paths.

You changed motorway_link to trunk. Why? You should at least have changed the access tags for horses, pedestrians and cyclists. You have allowed them here with your edit. The classification as motorway_link was correct. See OSM the wiki page.

Great websites. I also saw the trail on the aerial. There is no undergrowth there, only some saplings; so I doubt it's overgrown. There are bushes (blueberry?) a bit further North which I often do encounter on overgrown trails. Did you use https://www.climbri.org/durfee.htm at all? (Hemlock Ledge) That map is inaccurate. They mention a cairn, which I definitely did not see.

Really appreciate the reply. I will check out DHMA and go back on site when I get the occasion. Thanks for the info.

This trail is not part of Durfee Hill. I walked the trail where it connects (South from Putnam Pike) and was unable to find where it intersects. I found no trail at all in that area, actually. If it exists, it must connect elsewhere. Aerial was not conclusive.

Did you check this out on site? I did, and was unable to locate this trail.

That trail is actually in somebody's private yard: https://cumberlandri.mapgeo.io/datasets/properties?abuttersDistance=120&latlng=42.001132%2C-71.410995&previewId=059-0044-000&zoom=18

Foster town maps do not show this as private, see https://www.townoffoster.com/sites/g/files/vyhlif4421/f/pages/plat_11.pdf

Thanks. What's interesting: the first section of that road is a public road. And so is the next road just to the West, next to the river. It also is unnamed. BTW the yellow dotted lines around Ericson Place mean "Inactive Parcel Lines" -- I suppose there is nothing to be learned here.

What I mean is that the reference on ARCGIS also comes from Google Maps. Have a look at the official PVD street maps: https://maps.providenceri.gov/2024/Providence-final-plots-2024-30x36_065.pdf
Not only is this section not even on the map; the name Ericson Place simply does not exist.

This is not Ericson Place. It's a private road. ARCGIS does not show any public access here. I suspect Google Maps is wrong too, and the only reason the name Ericson Place shows up on ARCGIS. I find no independent trace of Ericson place on any official RI website.

Yes, this is the sign.
- The "No Trespassing" sign in the background is meant for the forest adjacent to the road; not the road itself.
- The Title 31 definition of "Private road" is to be interpreted as the definition in the context of Title 31 only. Wherever "Private road" is used in Title 31, it must be understood as defined here (e.g. 31-17-5). There is a priori no connection between a physical sign and what is used in Title 31.
Note that the location of the sign approximately coincides with the limit of parcel 135-3... which is owned by the Town of Bristol. As such, the section of the road on Town land should not be designated as private. Further down, the road crosses into land owned by the Pokanoket tribe (#135-2). It is possible that this section is inaccessible to the public.
I am not a lawyer but I wish we had more clarity here.

Thanks.

The sign says Private Property; not that access is forbidden. I did not see a No Trespassing sign there. I rode my bike there a couple of times and was never told access was forbidden. Not that there is one parcel (#12) that is private land and that has a no trespassing sign.

I checked out this path. In fact, it is for rainwater runoff drainage. Not a path. Also, it's on private land, owned by Crossharbor Capital Partners LLC and as such not intended as a path.

Actually. I just checked their website and that trail is no longer on the map, while the one I added this morning is. https://warrenlct.org/protected-lands/properties-we-protect/haile-farm-preserve/

I will contact the Warren Land Conservation Trust and ask before making any changes. Thanks!