Arcadia Management Area

Bliven Connector trail–Bliven Trail, 4 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Bliven Connector trail–Bliven Trail, 4 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Arcadia Management Area near Lewis City, RI. It climbs 776 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 443 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mt. Tom trail 41.57683, -71.73621
Nearest town Lewis City, RI

Directions

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Bliven Connector trail–Bliven Trail, 4 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 776 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Elevation 126–442 ft

Out & Back · Arcadia Management Area

Trailhead: Mt. Tom trail · 41.57683, -71.73621

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start on Old Ten Rod Road, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto North South Trail, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Midway Railroad, heading NE.
  8. 300 ftContinue straight onto Midway Rail, heading NW.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 350 ftTurn right onto Plain Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Shelter Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto J.B. Hudson trail, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miSharp left onto Bliven Connector trail, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bliven Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miReach Midway Rail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bliven Connector trail, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miSharp right onto J.B. Hudson trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto Shelter trail, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  26. 250 ftTurn left onto Plain Road, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left onto Midway Rail, heading W.
  30. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Midway Railroad, heading S.
  31. 300 ftTurn right onto North South Trail, heading SE.
  32. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Ten Rod Road, heading S.
  33. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  34. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  37. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  38. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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