Big River Management Area

Big River Expressway–Circle Wood, 8 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Big River Expressway–Circle Wood, 8 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Big River Management Area near Woods Corner, RI. It climbs 252 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 423 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62540, -71.56226
Nearest town Woods Corner, RI

Directions

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Big River Expressway–Circle Wood, 8 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 288–424 ft

Out & Back · Big River Management Area

Trailhead: 41.62540, -71.56226

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Flipper, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pinto Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Big River Expressway, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Peter Pan, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto The Wall, heading W.
  10. 250 ftBear right onto Peter Pan, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto The Wall, heading SW.
  12. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 500 ftContinue straight onto Circle Wood, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftBear right onto Slalom, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jim's Trail, heading W.
  16. 500 ftContinue straight onto Circle Wood, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jim's Trail, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftBear left onto Sweet Sawmill Road, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Steeple Chase, heading W.
  21. 350 ftReach Flipper, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 350 ftTurn left onto Sweet Sawmill Road, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miBear right onto Jim's Trail, heading NE.
  24. 150 ftBear right onto Circle Wood, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jim's Trail, heading SE.
  26. 300 ftContinue straight onto Slalom, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto Circle Wood, heading NE.
  28. 100 ftContinue straight onto The Wall, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left onto Peter Pan, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear left onto The Wall, heading E.
  31. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  32. 0.1 miBear right onto Peter Pan, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn left onto Big River Expressway, heading NE.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  35. 400 ftTurn right onto Pinto Trail, heading NE.
  36. 0.3 miTurn right onto Flipper, heading NE.
  37. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  38. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

44% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:44 AMSunset 8:02 PM

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