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Arcadia Management Area

Brooke Trail–Midway Rail, 4 sights

7.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Brooke Trail–Midway Rail, 4 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Arcadia Management Area near Arcadia, RI. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi121 – 187 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mt. Tom Trail 41.56522, -71.72588
Nearest town Arcadia, RI
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Brooke Trail–Midway Rail, 4 sights

7.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 122–187 ft

Out & Back · Arcadia Management Area

Trailhead: Mt. Tom Trail · 41.56522, -71.72588

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on Blitzkrieg Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North South Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miBear right onto Midway Railroad, heading NW.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Midway Rail, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto Brooke Trail, heading N.
  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. 400 ftReach Mt. Tom Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 400 ftTurn right onto Breakheart Pond Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right onto Brooke Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  23. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 200 ftTurn right onto Midway Rail, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Midway Railroad, heading SE.
  27. 300 ftBear left onto North South Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Shawn's Eagle, heading E.
  29. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/brooke-trail-midway-rail-out-back-4-sights-13-km-5a54

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F64°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 81°61°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 94°72° 15%
Sat 92°71° 26%
Sun 92°71° 16%
Mon 96°72°

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