Arcadia trail–Midway Rail, 3 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Arcadia trail–Midway Rail, 3 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Arcadia Management Area near Lewis City, RI. It climbs 336 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi125 – 331 ft8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: River Trail 41.58784, -71.70912
Nearest town Lewis City, RI
Directions
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Arcadia trail–Midway Rail, 3 sights
8.1 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 126–330 ft
Out & Back · Arcadia Management Area
Trailhead: River Trail · 41.58784, -71.70912
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Shelter Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Plain Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Midway Rail, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Midway Railroad, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left onto North South Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Arcadia trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Bald Hill Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Shelter Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Arcadia trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto North South Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Midway Railroad, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Midway Rail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Plain Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Shelter Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
63% dirt37% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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