Carbuncle Pond & North South Trail via Trestle Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Trestle Trail near Summit, RI. The route reaches Carbuncle Pond. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi345 – 459 ft9.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69066, -71.70114
Nearest town Summit, RI
Directions
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Carbuncle Pond & North South Trail via Trestle Trail
9.4 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 343–458 ft
Out & Back · Trestle Trail
Trailhead: 41.69066, -71.70114
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 63°F / low 53° · precip 84% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Trestle Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 miPass Carbuncle Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right onto North South Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miReach Carbuncle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Trestle Trail, heading SW.
- 2.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
73% dirt27% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 63°F53°
Precip84%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 1.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon
65°56°
41%
Tue
59°50°
20%
Wed
63°50°
Thu
64°46°
17%
Fri
58°50°
37%
Sat
55°52°
38%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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