Block Island National Wildlife Refuge
Gunners Hill & Block Island National Wildlife Refuge Beach
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Gunners Hill & Block Island National Wildlife Refuge Beach is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Block Island National Wildlife Refuge near New Shoreham Center, RI. The route passes Gunners Hill before reaching Block Island National Wildlife Refuge Beach at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Gunners Hill & Block Island National Wildlife Refuge Beach
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Elevation 0–24 ft
Out & Back · Block Island National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 41.20818, -71.57833
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1 miReach Gunners Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Block Island National Wildlife Refuge Beach.
- 1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
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