Armstrong's Point–Yawgoog Pond, 14 lakes is a 9-mile out-and-back in Yawgoog Scout Reservation near Rockville, RI. The route passes Green Fall Pond, Hidden Lake, Yawgoog Pond and 6 more before reaching Yawgoog Scout Reservation Beach at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 487 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Armstrong's Point–Yawgoog Pond, 14 lakes
9 mi · ▲ 487 ft · 3 hr 15 min
Elevation 232–422 ft
Out & Back · Yawgoog Scout Reservation
Trailhead: 41.52303, -71.80901
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 70° · precip 88% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Green Fall Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Freeman Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Hidden Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Hidden Lake.
- 0.8 miPass Yawgoog Pond.
- 0.2 miPass No Bottom Point.
- 50 ftPass The Shallows.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Death Valley Trail (Green), heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Round the Pond Trail (Yellow), heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Armstrong's Point.
- 50 ftPass Southwest Passage.
- 50 ftPass The Cut.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wojack Trail (Green), heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Round the Pond Trail (Yellow), heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Rustler's Trail (Red), heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Wincheck Pond.
- 50 ftPass Yawgoog Scout Reservation Beach.
- 300 ftReach Armstrong's Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Round the Pond Trail (Yellow), heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Wojack Trail (Green), heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Round the Pond Trail (Yellow), heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Death Valley Trail (Green), heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Round the Pond Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Hidden Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Freeman Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Round the Pond Trail (Yellow)
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Round the Pond Trail (Yellow)
- 10.8 mi · out & back · via Round the Pond Trail (Yellow)
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Round the Pond Trail (Yellow)
- 9.7 mi · out & back · via Round the Pond Trail (Yellow)
- 13.9 mi · out & back · via Round the Pond Trail (Yellow)
More from this trailhead
- Red 8.7 mi · ▲ 879 ft
- Green Fall Pond & Red 11.3 mi · ▲ 1,043 ft
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