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Arcadia Management Area

Boone Lake & Shelter trail via J.B. Hudson trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Boone Lake & Shelter trail via J.B. Hudson trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Arcadia Management Area near Lewis City, RI. The route reaches Boone Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 366 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 449 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: River Trail 41.58784, -71.70912
Nearest town Lewis City, RI
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Boone Lake & Shelter trail via J.B. Hudson trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 166–451 ft

Out & Back · Arcadia Management Area

Trailhead: River Trail · 41.58784, -71.70912

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Shelter trail, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto J.B. Hudson trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bliven Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 350 ftReach Boone Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto J.B. Hudson trail, heading SW.
  18. 450 ftBear right onto Shelter trail, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  20. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/boone-lake-shelter-trail-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:49 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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