Little Sister
2.6 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 56 min
Little Sister is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Westerly Municipal Land Trust near McGowan Corners, RI. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi112 – 184 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.36963, -71.74673
Nearest town McGowan Corners, RI
Directions
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Little Sister
2.6 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 56 min
Elevation 111–185 ft
Out & Back · Westerly Municipal Land Trust
Trailhead: 41.36963, -71.74673
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Little Sumptin, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Captains Daughter, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hobbit Juice, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Little Sister, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hobbit Juice, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right onto Little Sister, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Hobbit Juice, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Little Sister, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hobbit Juice, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Captains Daughter, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Little Sumptin, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Main Street, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
57% dirt43% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:02 PM
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