Great Meadow Brook Pond–Wickaboxet Marsh, 4 lakes is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Escoheag, RI. The route passes Wickaboxet Marsh, Dawley Pond and Great Meadow Brook Pond. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi328 – 407 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60400, -71.81495
Nearest town Escoheag, RI
Directions
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Great Meadow Brook Pond–Wickaboxet Marsh, 4 lakes
5.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 326–407 ft
Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest
Trailhead: 41.60400, -71.81495
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Wickaboxet Marsh.
- 0.1 miPass Dawley Pond.
- 1.1 miPass Great Meadow Brook Pond.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Pratt Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Great Meadow Brook Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
40% dirt60% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed
80°62°
Thu
86°69°
Fri
95°70°
19%
Sat
92°71°
30%
Sun
93°70°
16%
Mon
94°71°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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