Woody Hill Management Area

Driving Miss Hazy–Fern Drive, 4 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 56 min

Driving Miss Hazy–Fern Drive, 4 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Woody Hill Management Area near McGowan Corners, RI. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 197 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Woody Hill Road Exd 41.36948, -71.74489
Nearest town McGowan Corners, RI

Directions

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Driving Miss Hazy–Fern Drive, 4 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 56 min

Elevation 135–196 ft

Out & Back · Woody Hill Management Area

Trailhead: Woody Hill Road Exd · 41.36948, -71.74489

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Woody Hill Road Exd, heading N.
  2. 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Woody Hill Road, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto West Main Street, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Fern Drive, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Hansel & Gretel, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Fern Drive, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto Driving Miss Hazy, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Fern Drive, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Driving Miss Hazy, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fern Drive, heading S.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left onto Wahaneeta Blue, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Woody Hill Road, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

5% gravel1% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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