Cliff Walk, Newport, RI

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With the roaring Atlantic on one side and historical Gilded Age architecture on the other, this 3.5-mile trek offers plenty of eye candy.

Level: Easy | Distance from Boston: 73 miles
Newport, RI, 401-845-5300, website.

Photo by Jonathan Kozowyk for Boston Magazine

Photo by Jonathan Kozowyk for Boston Magazine

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