Driving Miss Hazy–Fern Drive, 9 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Driving Miss Hazy–Fern Drive, 9 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Westerly Municipal Land Trust near McGowan Corners, RI. It climbs 251 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Driving Miss Hazy–Fern Drive, 9 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 108–212 ft
Out & Back · Westerly Municipal Land Trust
Trailhead: 41.37650, -71.75794
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Woody Hill Road, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto West Main Street, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ascention, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ascention Option, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Ascention, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Main Street, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Little Sister, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right onto North Main Street, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto East Main Street, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Captains Daughter, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Hobbit Juice, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Little Sister, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hobbit Juice, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Little Sister, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Little Sister Extra Credit, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Little Sister, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto North Main Street, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Pour Judgement, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Leaning Chimney, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp right onto West Main Street, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Leaning Chimney, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto West Main Street, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Fern Drive, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hansel & Gretel, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Fern Drive, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Driving Miss Hazy, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Fern Drive, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Driving Miss Hazy, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fern Drive, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Driving Miss Hazy, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Fern Drive, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 400 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 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Little Sister
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Little Sister
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Little Sister
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Little Sister
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via Little Sister
- 4 mi · loop · via Little Sister
- 4 mi · out & back · via Little Sister
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Little Sister
More from this trailhead
- Woody Hill Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- Wahaneeta Blue 2.3 mi · ▲ 61 ft
- Driving Miss Hazy–Fern Drive Loop, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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