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Arcadia Management Area

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
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto North South Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Midway Railroad, heading NW.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Midway Rail, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftTurn right onto Plain Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Camp E-Hun-Tee Place, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Newman Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto The Holy Grail, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Larry's Showplace, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miReach Midway Rail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto The Holy Grail, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Newman Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Camp E-Hun-Tee Place, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Plain Road, heading S.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto Midway Rail, heading S.
  21. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Midway Railroad, heading S.
  22. 300 ftBear left onto North South Trail, heading S.
  23. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/midway-rail-newman-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (3.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 81°62°
Thu 90°70°
Fri 93°72° 16%
Sat 91°68° 26%
Sun 94°69° 16%
Mon 96°71°

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