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Carolina Management Area

Diamond Pond–Chicken Head trail, 5 sights

2.5 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 52 min

Diamond Pond–Chicken Head trail, 5 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Carolina Management Area near Hope Valley, RI. The route reaches Diamond Pond. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi69 – 177 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.48392, -71.70847
Nearest town Hope Valley, RI
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Diamond Pond–Chicken Head trail, 5 sights

2.5 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 52 min

Elevation 70–176 ft

Out & Back · Carolina Management Area

Trailhead: 41.48392, -71.70847

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right onto Essex Trail - south spur, heading W.
  3. 500 ftContinue straight onto Old North-South Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Fisher Cat Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Essex Trail - south spur, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miPass Diamond Pond.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Woodland Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Chicken Head trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Essex Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/diamond-pond-diamond-pond-out-back-6-sights-4-km

Trail surface

47% dirt35% gravel18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:49 PM

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