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Fort Nature Refuge

First Pond–Blue Loop, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 44 min

First Pond–Blue Loop, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Fort Nature Refuge near North Smithfield, RI. The route reaches First Pond. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi269 – 331 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blue Loop 41.96083, -71.55270
Nearest town North Smithfield, RI
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First Pond–Blue Loop, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 44 min

Elevation 268–332 ft

Out & Back · Fort Nature Refuge

Trailhead: Blue Loop · 41.96083, -71.55270

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Blue Loop, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass First Pond.
  4. 400 ftBear left onto Blue Loop, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miReach First Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 300 ftContinue straight onto Blue Loop, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto White Trail, heading S.
  13. 450 ftTurn left onto Blue Loop, heading SE.
  14. 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-4-sights-3-km-aa79

Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity85%
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°69° 35%
Fri 95°73° 27%
Sat 92°69° 38%
Sun 95°68° 16%
Mon 95°73° 18%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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