Milton A. Gowdy Mem. Trail (Red)–Thomas Parker Road, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in George B. Parker Woodland Wildlife Refuge near Vernon, RI. It climbs 592 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi377 – 600 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Orange Trail 41.71689, -71.69795
Nearest town Vernon, RI
Directions
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Milton A. Gowdy Mem. Trail (Red)–Thomas Parker Road, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 592 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 377–600 ft
Out & Back · George B. Parker Woodland Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: Orange Trail · 41.71689, -71.69795
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Orange Trail (Forest), heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Paul Cook Mem. Trail (Blue), heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail / Biscuit Hill Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Paul Cook Mem. Trail (Blue), heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Milton A. Gowdy Mem. Trail (Red), heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Thomas Parker Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Yellow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Milton A. Gowdy Mem. Trail (Red), heading S.
- 1 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Paul Cook Mem. Trail (Blue), heading S.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail (Meadow), heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 50 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
11% dirt89% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity83%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed
80°63°
Thu
91°69°
16%
Fri
94°71°
22%
Sat
92°68°
33%
Sun
93°67°
16%
Mon
94°70°
16%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Paul Cook Mem. Trail (Blue)
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Paul Cook Mem. Trail (Blue)
- 2 mi · out & back · via Paul Cook Mem. Trail (Blue)
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Paul Cook Mem. Trail (Blue)
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Paul Cook Mem. Trail (Blue)
- 2 mi · out & back · via Paul Cook Mem. Trail (Blue)
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