Cliff Walk

Walk a 3.5-mile shoreline path with the Atlantic on one side and Newport's Gilded Age mansions on the other.

119 Memorial Blvd · Newport, RI

About Cliff Walk

The Cliff Walk runs 3.5 miles along Newport's eastern shore, from Memorial Boulevard at Easton's Beach to Bailey's Beach. You pass the back lawns of mansions such as The Breakers, Marble House and Rough Point. About two-thirds of the route is easy walking, while parts of the southern half cross rough, rocky shoreline. In 1975 it became a National Recreation Trail, the first in New England.

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#ocean views
#gilded age mansions
#hiking trail
#national recreation trail

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Cliff Walk, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Sightseeing
History Buff
Rosecliff
$25–$50
Walk through a Gilded Age mansion with Newport's largest ballroom and a heart-shaped grand staircase.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
Sightseeing
Iconic
The Breakers
$25–$50
Tour the 70-room Vanderbilt summer house on Newport's cliffs with a self-guided audio tour of its gilded rooms.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
Museums
National Museum of American Illustration
Under $25
A Newport museum devoted entirely to American illustration art, housed in the Vernon Court mansion.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Sports & Outdoors
Outdoor Adventure
Ocean Drive
No admission fee
Drive 10 miles of Newport shoreline past beaches, Gilded Age mansions, Fort Adams and Brenton Point.
1.9 mi awayMore like this
Sports & Outdoors
Outdoor Adventure
Brenton Point State Park
Check prices
Fly a kite, picnic or fish on Newport's Ocean Drive, at the point where Narragansett Bay meets the Atlantic.
2.9 mi awayMore like this
Sports & Outdoors
Fort Wetherill State Park
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A former coastal defense battery on Conanicut Island, known for harbor views and scuba diving.
3.4 mi awayMore like this