Bristol Town Beach & Colt State Park Bike Path

3.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Bristol Town Beach & Colt State Park Bike Path is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Colt State Park near Bristol Highlands, RI. The route reaches Bristol Town Beach. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 39 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67285, -71.30487

Nearest town Bristol Highlands, RI

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Bristol Town Beach & Colt State Park Bike Path

3.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation -0–38 ft

Out & Back · Colt State Park

Trailhead: 41.67285, -71.30487

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

Start at the trailhead, heading N.
450 ftTurn right, heading E.
0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
0.6 miPass Bristol Town Beach.
0.3 miBear left onto Colt State Park Bike Path, heading SE.
0.5 miReach Bristol Town Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
0.5 miBear right, heading W.
0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

90% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Overcast81°F64°

Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity82%

Rained 1.7″ yesterday (2.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy

Hourly temperature

85°60°

5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM8:01 PM

Wed 81°63°

Thu 91°70°

Fri 94°72°

Sat 91°69° 23%

Sun 95°69°

Mon 95°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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