Mount Tom–Mt. Tom Trail, 3 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Mount Tom–Mt. Tom Trail, 3 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Arcadia Management Area near Arcadia, RI. The route reaches Mount Tom at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 272 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mount Tom–Mt. Tom Trail, 3 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 122–429 ft
Out & Back · Arcadia Management Area
Trailhead: Mt. Tom Trail · 41.56459, -71.72865
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 77°F / low 71° · precip 89% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mt. Tom Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto North South Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Ten Rod Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mt. Tom trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Mount Tom, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Ten Rod Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto North South Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Shawn's Eagle, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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