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Armstrong's Point–Yawgoog Pond, 12 lakes is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Yawgoog Scout Reservation near Rockville, RI. The route passes Hidden Lake, Yawgoog Pond, No Bottom Point and 7 more before reaching Yawgoog Scout Reservation Beach at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 384 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hidden Lake Trail 41.52683, -71.78898
Nearest town Rockville, RI

Directions

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Armstrong's Point–Yawgoog Pond, 12 lakes

4.5 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 313–382 ft

Out & Back · Yawgoog Scout Reservation

Trailhead: Hidden Lake Trail · 41.52683, -71.78898

Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 70° · precip 88% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start on Hidden Lake Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Hidden Lake.
  3. 1.1 miPass Yawgoog Pond.
  4. 0.2 miPass No Bottom Point.
  5. 50 ftPass The Shallows.
  6. 500 ftBear right onto Death Valley Trail (Green), heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Round the Pond Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miPass Armstrong's Point.
  9. 50 ftPass Southwest Passage.
  10. 50 ftPass The Cut.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto Wojack Trail (Green), heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Round the Pond Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miPass Yawgoog Scout Reservation Beach.
  14. 150 ftBear right onto Aline Buxton Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Round the Pond Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
  16. 450 ftPass Lucie's Carpet.
  17. 50 ftPass Wincheck Pond.
  18. 250 ftBear left onto Eagle Trail (Red), heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miPass Yawgoog Scout Reservation Beach.
  20. 250 ftReach Armstrong's Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.2 miBear right onto Round the Pond Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto Aline Buxton Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Round the Pond Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wojack Trail (Green), heading SW.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Round the Pond Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miBear right onto Death Valley Trail (Green), heading N.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto Round the Pond Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
  28. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 76°F70°
Precip88%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity81%
Rained 0.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 16% rain2 AM: 27% rain3 AM: 38% rain4 AM: 47% rain5 AM: 57% rain6 AM: 40% rain7 AM: 33% rain8 AM: 36% rain9 AM: 55% rain10 AM: 61% rain11 AM: 64% rain12 PM: 66% rain1 PM: 88% rain2 PM: 69% rain3 PM: 67% rain4 PM: 39% rain5 PM: 21% rain6 PM: 27% rain7 PM: 29% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Tue 80°64°
Wed 79°62°
Thu 87°69°
Fri 93°71°
Sat 91°70° 38%
Sun 92°70°

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