Fort Nature Refuge

First Pond & Blue Loop

2.3 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 51 min

First Pond & Blue Loop is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Fort Nature Refuge near Primrose, RI. The route reaches First Pond. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 367 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.96605, -71.56543
Nearest town Primrose, RI

Directions

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First Pond & Blue Loop

2.3 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 51 min

Elevation 266–367 ft

Out & Back · Fort Nature Refuge

Trailhead: 41.96605, -71.56543

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 52° · precip 74% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start on Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miPass First Pond.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Blue Loop, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto White Trail, heading S.
  7. 400 ftTurn left onto Blue Loop, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miReach First Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading NW.
  10. 400 ftBear left onto Blue Loop, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 350 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  13. 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 surface

30% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 61°F52°
Precip74%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 2.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 13% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 16% rain12 PM: 31% rain1 PM: 40% rain2 PM: 74% rain3 PM: 64% rain4 PM: 54% rain5 PM: 31% rain6 PM: 27% rain7 PM: 39% rain8 PM: 24% rain9 PM: 22% rain10 PM: 24% rain11 PM: 38% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon 66°56° 54%
Tue 60°45° 18%
Wed 61°47°
Thu 63°43° 16%
Fri 60°48° 37%
Sat 57°51° 41%

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