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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:03 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
OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed
79°63°
Thu
91°69°
15%
Fri
94°71°
22%
Sat
92°67°
32%
Sun
93°67°
16%
Mon
95°71°
15%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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