Col. Anthony Trail (Orange Dot)–Joe Sweet Road, 4 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Col. Anthony Trail (Orange Dot)–Joe Sweet Road, 4 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Sprague Farm Town Forest near Wescott Beach, RI. It is mostly level, with 175 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Col. Anthony Trail (Orange Dot)–Joe Sweet Road, 4 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 494–623 ft
Out & Back · Sprague Farm Town Forest
Trailhead: Haystack Hill Trail (Yellow Rectangle) · 41.91026, -71.70529
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Jedediah's Trail (Blue Triangle), heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sprague Trail (White Rectangle), heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Striped Maple Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Klutz Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Stone Wall Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Klutz Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Lobohawk Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Joe Sweet Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Elbow Rock Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Col. Anthony Trail (Orange Dot), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Coleman Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Klutz Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Haystack Hill Trail (Yellow Rectangle), heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto John's Ridge Trail (Blue Dot), heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Adah Trail (Purple Triangle), heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto John's Ridge Trail (Blue Dot), heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Col. Anthony Trail (Orange Dot), heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Haystack Hill Trail (Yellow Rectangle), heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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