George Washington Management Area

Clarkville Pond–Richardson Pond, 5 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Clarkville Pond–Richardson Pond, 5 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in George Washington Management Area near Huntsville, RI. The route passes Richardson Pond before reaching Clarkville Pond at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 300 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi554 – 712 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Richardson Trail 41.95317, -71.74596
Nearest town Huntsville, RI

Directions

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Clarkville Pond–Richardson Pond, 5 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 555–711 ft

Out & Back · George Washington Management Area

Trailhead: Richardson Trail · 41.95317, -71.74596

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start on Richardson Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left onto Notre Dame Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1 miPass Richardson Pond.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Center Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cold Spring Drive, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Shepard Way, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miReach Clarkville Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cold Spring Drive, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Center Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Notre Dame Trail, heading N.
  11. 1.4 miTurn right onto Richardson Trail, heading NE.
  12. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

62% gravel38% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity80%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 81°65°
Thu 87°68° 36%
Fri 93°71° 28%
Sat 92°69° 40%
Sun 93°71°
Mon 93°70° 19%

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