First Pond & Blue Loop
2.2 mi · ▲ 186 ft · 50 min
First Pond & Blue Loop is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Fort Nature Refuge near North Smithfield, RI. The route reaches First Pond. It is mostly level, with 186 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi269 – 410 ft2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.97085, -71.55397
Nearest town North Smithfield, RI
Directions
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First Pond & Blue Loop
2.2 mi · ▲ 186 ft · 50 min
Elevation 268–412 ft
Out & Back · Fort Nature Refuge
Trailhead: 41.97085, -71.55397
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass First Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Blue Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto White Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Blue Loop, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach First Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left onto Blue Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
57% dirt43% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity86%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed
82°62°
Thu
90°70°
37%
Fri
95°72°
27%
Sat
92°69°
38%
Sun
94°67°
15%
Mon
94°73°
18%
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