Grassland Loop / Narragansett Trail–Narragansett Trail, 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 59 min
Grassland Loop / Narragansett Trail–Narragansett Trail, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Francis C. Carter Preserve near Wood River Junction, RI. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Grassland Loop / Narragansett Trail–Narragansett Trail, 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 59 min
Elevation 46–170 ft
Out & Back · Francis C. Carter Preserve
Trailhead: River Trail · 41.43231, -71.69330
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 65°F / low 55° · precip 82% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ellison "Tarzan" Brown Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Grassland Loop / Narragansett Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Narragansett Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right onto River Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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