Arcadia Management Area

Bliven Connector trail & Shelter Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 561 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Bliven Connector trail & Shelter Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Arcadia Management Area near Escoheag, RI. It climbs 561 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi141 – 440 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60836, -71.76014
Nearest town Escoheag, RI

Directions

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Bliven Connector trail & Shelter Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 561 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Elevation 140–439 ft

Out & Back · Arcadia Management Area

Trailhead: 41.60836, -71.76014

Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 69° · precip 90% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Ben Utter Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miBear left onto Tanner Washout, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Plain Road, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftTurn right onto Breakheart Pond Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miSharp right onto Plain Road, heading E.
  7. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Shelter Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto J.B. Hudson trail, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left onto Bliven Connector trail, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miReach Shelter Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right onto J.B. Hudson trail, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Shelter trail, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 250 ftTurn left onto Plain Road, heading NW.
  20. 1.2 miSharp left onto Breakheart Pond Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left onto Plain Road, heading SW.
  22. 200 ftTurn right onto Tanner Washout, heading SW.
  23. 0.3 miBear right onto Ben Utter Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 76°F69°
Precip90%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity80%
Rained 1.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 11% rain2 AM: 19% rain3 AM: 39% rain4 AM: 51% rain5 AM: 62% rain6 AM: 41% rain7 AM: 36% rain8 AM: 38% rain9 AM: 57% rain10 AM: 62% rain11 AM: 69% rain12 PM: 71% rain1 PM: 90% rain2 PM: 72% rain3 PM: 65% rain4 PM: 41% rain5 PM: 23% rain6 PM: 27% rain7 PM: 35% rain8 PM: 20% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Tue 80°63°
Wed 79°61°
Thu 87°69°
Fri 95°71° 18%
Sat 92°71° 29%
Sun 93°71° 16%

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