Fern Drive–West Main Street, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Fern Drive–West Main Street, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Woody Hill Management Area near McGowan Corners, RI. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi56 – 187 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.36684, -71.75975
Nearest town McGowan Corners, RI
Directions
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Fern Drive–West Main Street, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 57–186 ft
Out & Back · Woody Hill Management Area
Trailhead: 41.36684, -71.75975
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wahaneeta Blue, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Woody Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto West Main Street, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Fern Drive, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Woody Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Fern Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Fern Drive, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto West Main Street, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Woody Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Wahaneeta Blue, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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
15% dirt85% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (3.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed
78°62°
Thu
88°71°
Fri
91°72°
Sat
89°68°
Sun
94°69°
Mon
96°71°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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