Little Sister
3.7 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Little Sister is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Westerly Municipal Land Trust near McGowan Corners, RI. It is mostly level, with 202 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi66 – 177 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.36383, -71.75095
Nearest town McGowan Corners, RI
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Little Sister
3.7 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 66–179 ft
Out & Back · Westerly Municipal Land Trust
Trailhead: 41.36383, -71.75095
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Little Sumptin, heading W.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Captains Daughter, heading N.
- 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.
- 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.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Little Sister, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hobbit Juice, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right onto Captains Daughter, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Little Sumptin, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Main Street, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 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
61% dirt39% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity82%
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
76°61°
Thu
88°70°
Fri
90°72°
Sat
89°68°
Sun
94°69°
Mon
96°71°
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Wahaneeta Blue 2.5 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- South Main Street 2.7 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Hobbit Juice 3.2 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Leaning Chimney Loop via Wahaneeta Blue 3.8 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Little Sister Extra Credit & North Main Street Loop 5.8 mi · ▲ 339 ft
- Leaning Chimney–Little Sister Extra Credit Loop, 4 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 314 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near McGowan Corners, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near McGowan Corners, Rhode Island