Arcadia Management Area

Stepingstone Falls Waterfall and Hilking Paths–Arcadia trail, 5 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Stepingstone Falls Waterfall and Hilking Paths–Arcadia trail, 5 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Arcadia Management Area near Arcadia, RI. The route reaches Stepingstone Falls Waterfall and Hilking Paths at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 378 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 331 ft11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bald Hill Brook Trail 41.56531, -71.69068
Nearest town Arcadia, RI

Directions

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Stepingstone Falls Waterfall and Hilking Paths–Arcadia trail, 5 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Elevation 126–330 ft

Out & Back · Arcadia Management Area

Trailhead: Bald Hill Brook Trail · 41.56531, -71.69068

Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 76°F / low 70° · precip 88% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bald Hill Brook Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Arcadia trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 1 miContinue straight onto North South Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Midway Railroad, heading NW.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Midway Rail, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto Brooke Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Breakheart Pond Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Plain Road, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Tanner Washout, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miBear right onto Ben Utter Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.6 miContinue straight onto River Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miReach Stepingstone Falls Waterfall and Hilking Paths, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ben Utter Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.6 miBear left onto Tanner Washout, heading SE.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto Plain Road, heading S.
  23. 200 ftTurn right onto Breakheart Pond Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.5 miTurn right onto Brooke Trail, heading S.
  26. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  31. 250 ftTurn right onto Midway Rail, heading E.
  32. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Midway Railroad, heading SE.
  33. 300 ftBear left onto North South Trail, heading SE.
  34. 1.4 miBear right onto Arcadia trail, heading E.
  35. 0.5 miBear left onto Bald Hill Brook Trail, heading SE.
  36. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 76°F70°
Precip88%Wind6 mphUV3Humidity82%
Rained 0.9″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 12% rain2 AM: 21% rain3 AM: 37% rain4 AM: 44% rain5 AM: 54% rain6 AM: 38% rain7 AM: 34% rain8 AM: 29% rain9 AM: 47% rain10 AM: 46% rain11 AM: 56% rain12 PM: 57% rain1 PM: 88% rain2 PM: 69% rain3 PM: 69% rain4 PM: 43% rain5 PM: 21% rain6 PM: 25% rain7 PM: 23% rain8 PM: 23% rain9 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue 81°64°
Wed 80°63°
Thu 87°70°
Fri 93°71°
Sat 91°70° 23%
Sun 91°71° 15%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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