Little Sister
4.3 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Little Sister is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Westerly Municipal Land Trust near McGowan Corners, RI. It climbs 261 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi66 – 177 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.36684, -71.75975
Nearest town McGowan Corners, RI
Directions
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Little Sister
4.3 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 67–179 ft
Out & Back · Westerly Municipal Land Trust
Trailhead: 41.36684, -71.75975
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 SE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Wahaneeta Blue, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Little Sumptin, heading N.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Captains Daughter, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 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 E.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Hobbit Juice, heading SW.
- 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 N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Main Street, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Wahaneeta Blue, heading SW.
- 0.2 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 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°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Leaning Chimney–Little Sister Loop, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 257 ft
- North Main Street & West Main Street Loop via Little Sister 4 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- Fern Drive–West Main Street, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Little Sister Extra Credit 4.3 mi · ▲ 261 ft
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