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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
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/first-pond-first-pond-out-back-3-lakes-4-km-227f

Trail surface

30% dirt70% 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 83°62°
Thu 90°70° 35%
Fri 95°72° 27%
Sat 92°69° 38%
Sun 95°67° 16%
Mon 95°73° 18%

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