Little Sister
4.6 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Little Sister is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Westerly Municipal Land Trust near McGowan Corners, RI. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi46 – 177 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red Trail 41.36852, -71.76127
Nearest town McGowan Corners, RI
Directions
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Little Sister
4.6 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 45–179 ft
Out & Back · Westerly Municipal Land Trust
Trailhead: Red Trail · 41.36852, -71.76127
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
- Start on Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Wahaneeta Blue, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Little Sumptin, heading N.
- 400 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 E.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Hobbit Juice, heading SW.
- 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 N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Main Street, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Wahaneeta Blue, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 350 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
64% dirt36% 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
78°62°
Thu
88°71°
Fri
91°72°
Sat
89°68°
Sun
94°69°
Mon
96°71°
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- North Main Street & West Main Street Loop via Little Sister 4 mi · ▲ 254 ft
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