Capwell Mill Pond & Burnt Sawmill Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Capwell Mill Pond & Burnt Sawmill Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Big River Management Area near Nooseneck, RI. The route reaches Capwell Mill Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Capwell Mill Pond & Burnt Sawmill Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 259–362 ft
Out & Back · Big River Management Area
Trailhead: Sweet Sawmill Road · 41.61201, -71.62247
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sweet Sawmill Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Burnt Sawmill Road, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Capwell Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Sweet Sawmill Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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