Little Sister
2.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 55 min
Little Sister is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Woody Hill Management Area near McGowan Corners, RI. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi112 – 177 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.36776, -71.74369
Nearest town McGowan Corners, RI
Directions
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Little Sister
2.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 55 min
Elevation 111–178 ft
Out & Back · Woody Hill Management Area
Trailhead: 41.36776, -71.74369
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 at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 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 NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Little Sister, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hobbit Juice, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right onto Captains Daughter, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Little Sumptin, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Main Street, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
59% dirt41% 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 this trailhead
- 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 2.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Driving Miss Hazy–Fern Drive, 4 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Little Sister Extra Credit & North Main Street Loop 4.3 mi · ▲ 114 ft
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