Midway Rail–Newman Trail, 3 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Midway Rail–Newman Trail, 3 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Arcadia Management Area near Lewis City, RI. It climbs 310 ft. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi125 – 322 ft6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57636, -71.71519
Nearest town Lewis City, RI
Directions
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Midway Rail–Newman Trail, 3 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 126–322 ft
Out & Back · Arcadia Management Area
Trailhead: 41.57636, -71.71519
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto North South Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Midway Railroad, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Midway Rail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Plain Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Camp E-Hun-Tee Place, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Newman Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto The Holy Grail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Larry's Showplace, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Midway Rail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto The Holy Grail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Newman Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Camp E-Hun-Tee Place, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Plain Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Midway Rail, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Midway Railroad, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left onto North South Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 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
23% dirt77% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Loop Trail via Bald Hill Brook Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 235 ft
- Breakheart Pond & Midway Rail via Plain Road 5 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Arcadia trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Old Ten Rod Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 151 ft
- North South Trail 2 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- North South Trail 2 mi · ▲ 143 ft
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