King Phillips Chair
3.7 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 19 min
King Phillips Chair is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Hope Farm near Bristol, RI. The route reaches King Phillips Chair at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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King Phillips Chair
3.7 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 5–86 ft
Out & Back · Mount Hope Farm
Trailhead: 41.67062, -71.25426
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Transit-accessible: Metacom after Mt Hope stop 349 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach King Phillips Chair, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Metacom after Mt Hope stop 349 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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