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.
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 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.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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