Carbuncle Pond via Trestle Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Carbuncle Pond via Trestle Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Nicholas Farm Management Area near Fairbanks Corner, RI. The route reaches Carbuncle Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi341 – 377 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69897, -71.77151
Nearest town Fairbanks Corner, RI
Directions
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Carbuncle Pond via Trestle Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 343–376 ft
Out & Back · Nicholas Farm Management Area
Trailhead: 41.69897, -71.77151
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Carbuncle Pond.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Trestle Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Carbuncle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 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
32% dirt68% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed
80°62°
Thu
87°69°
16%
Fri
95°71°
23%
Sat
92°71°
34%
Sun
93°71°
16%
Mon
95°72°
16%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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