Breakheart Pond–Austin Farm Road, 5 sights
12.6 mi · ▲ 662 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Breakheart Pond–Austin Farm Road, 5 sights is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Arcadia Management Area near Millville, RI. The route reaches Breakheart Pond. It climbs 662 ft. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi121 – 387 ft13.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.59145, -71.68843
Nearest town Millville, RI
Directions
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Breakheart Pond–Austin Farm Road, 5 sights
12.6 mi · ▲ 662 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Elevation 122–387 ft
Out & Back · Arcadia Management Area
Trailhead: 41.59145, -71.68843
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Bliven Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Austin Farm Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Breakheart Pond.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Plain Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Midway Rail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Midway Railroad, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left onto North South Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Shawn's Eagle, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.8 miReach Breakheart Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto North South Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Midway Railroad, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Midway Rail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Plain Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Austin Farm Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bliven Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
50% dirt50% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:49 PM
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