Westerly Municipal Land Trust

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.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 213 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.37650, -71.75794
Nearest town McGowan Corners, RI

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Woody Hill Road, heading N.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto West Main Street, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Ascention, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Ascention Option, heading E.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Ascention, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Main Street, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Little Sister, heading SE.
  14. 200 ftBear right onto North Main Street, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto East Main Street, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Captains Daughter, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 200 ftContinue straight onto Hobbit Juice, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Little Sister, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hobbit Juice, heading SE.
  21. 350 ftBear right onto Little Sister, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right onto Little Sister Extra Credit, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Little Sister, heading S.
  24. 1.8 miTurn left onto North Main Street, heading W.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miBear right onto Pour Judgement, heading SW.
  27. 100 ftContinue straight onto Leaning Chimney, heading S.
  28. 500 ftSharp right onto West Main Street, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miBear right onto Leaning Chimney, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Main Street, heading SW.
  31. 0.3 miBear left onto Fern Drive, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left onto Hansel & Gretel, heading W.
  34. 50 ftBear right onto Fern Drive, heading W.
  35. 0.1 miBear right onto Driving Miss Hazy, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftBear left onto Fern Drive, heading NW.
  37. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Driving Miss Hazy, heading N.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fern Drive, heading N.
  39. 100 ftTurn right onto Driving Miss Hazy, heading N.
  40. 50 ftTurn left onto Fern Drive, heading N.
  41. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  42. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  43. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  44. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  45. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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.

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