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 Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 52° · precip 74% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 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
DrizzleTemperature 61°F52°
Precip74%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 2.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon
65°55°
54%
Tue
60°45°
18%
Wed
61°47°
Thu
62°43°
16%
Fri
60°48°
37%
Sat
56°51°
41%
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