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Burlingame State Park

Watchaug Pond–Burlingame Trail, 5 sights

11 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Watchaug Pond–Burlingame Trail, 5 sights is an 11-mile out-and-back in Burlingame State Park near Arnolda, RI. The route reaches Watchaug Pond. It climbs 284 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 131 ft11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Vin Gormley Trail 41.37396, -71.69140
Nearest town Arnolda, RI
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Watchaug Pond–Burlingame Trail, 5 sights

11 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Elevation 38–130 ft

Out & Back · Burlingame State Park

Trailhead: Vin Gormley Trail · 41.37396, -71.69140

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Vin Gormley Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Watchaug Pond.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Burlingame Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.5 miTurn right onto North South Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 400 ftSharp right onto North South Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto North South/Vin Gormley Trail, heading N.
  11. 2.6 miReach Watchaug Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 2.6 miTurn right onto North South Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miBear left onto North South Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Burlingame Trail, heading SE.
  18. 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto Vin Gormley Trail, heading N.
  20. 400 ftArrive 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/burlingame-trail-out-back-10-km-7601

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 75°61°
Thu 87°71°
Fri 91°71°
Sat 90°70°
Sun 90°71°
Mon 97°72°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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