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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Flipper, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Pinto Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Big River Expressway, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Peter Pan, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto The Wall, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right onto Peter Pan, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto The Wall, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Circle Wood, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Slalom, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jim's Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Circle Wood, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jim's Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Sweet Sawmill Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Steeple Chase, heading W.
- 350 ftReach Flipper, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Sweet Sawmill Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Jim's Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Circle Wood, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jim's Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Slalom, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Circle Wood, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto The Wall, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Peter Pan, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto The Wall, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Peter Pan, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Big River Expressway, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Pinto Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Flipper, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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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