Little Sister
2.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 51 min
Little Sister is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Westerly Municipal Land Trust near McGowan Corners, RI. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi112 – 164 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Woody Hill Road Exd 41.36948, -71.74489
Nearest town McGowan Corners, RI
Directions
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Little Sister
2.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 51 min
Elevation 111–163 ft
Out & Back · Westerly Municipal Land Trust
Trailhead: Woody Hill Road Exd · 41.36948, -71.74489
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Woody Hill Road Exd, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Little Sumptin, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Captains Daughter, heading NE.
- 100 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.
- 400 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 NE.
- 350 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.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Little Sumptin, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Main Street, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Woody Hill Road Exd, heading S.
- 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
56% dirt8% gravel36% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (3.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed
77°61°
Thu
88°70°
Fri
90°71°
Sat
88°68°
Sun
93°69°
Mon
96°71°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Woody Hill Road Exd Trailhead
- Little Sister 2.1 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Leaning Chimney Loop via Woody Hill Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 88 ft
- Little Sister & North Main Street Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 125 ft
- North Main Street & West Main Street Loop via Little Sister 2.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Little Sister 2.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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