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Arcadia Management Area

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.

Elevation

0 mi121 – 430 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mt. Tom Trail 41.56459, -71.72865
Nearest town Arcadia, RI
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mt. Tom Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto North South Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Ten Rod Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mt. Tom trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miReach Mount Tom, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Ten Rod Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto North South Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Shawn's Eagle, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mount-tom-mt-tom-trail-out-back-4-sights-af68

Trail surface

41% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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