Capwell Mill Pond & Burnt Sawmill Road
5.6 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Capwell Mill Pond & Burnt Sawmill Road is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Big River Management Area near Nooseneck, RI. The route reaches Capwell Mill Pond. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi256 – 361 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sweet Sawmill Road 41.61201, -71.62247
Nearest town Nooseneck, RI
Directions
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Capwell Mill Pond & Burnt Sawmill Road
5.6 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 257–362 ft
Out & Back · Big River Management Area
Trailhead: Sweet Sawmill Road · 41.61201, -71.62247
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:49 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 miPass Capwell Mill Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Logs, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Capwell Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Burnt Sawmill Road, heading SW.
- 1.3 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.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
80% dirt20% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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