Balls Point & Little Sachem Pond
2.1 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 44 min
Balls Point & Little Sachem Pond is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near New Shoreham, RI. The route passes Little Sachem Pond and Little Sachem Pond before reaching Balls Point at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Balls Point & Little Sachem Pond
2.1 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 44 min
Elevation 47–117 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.22140, -71.56142
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Little Sachem Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Little Sachem Pond.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Balls Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM — 12 min before dark.
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More from this trailhead
- Little Sachem Pond & Long Lot Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Balls North Point & Little Sachem Pond 1.9 mi · ▲ 115 ft
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