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Arcadia Management Area

Old Ten Rod Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Old Ten Rod Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Arcadia Management Area near Lewis City, RI. It climbs 361 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 420 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mt. Tom trail 41.57683, -71.73621
Nearest town Lewis City, RI
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Old Ten Rod Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 126–419 ft

Out & Back · Arcadia Management Area

Trailhead: Mt. Tom trail · 41.57683, -71.73621

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start on Old Ten Rod Road, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto North South Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left onto Mt. Tom Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Arcadia trail, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mt. Tom Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto North South Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Ten Rod Road, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 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-out-back-9-km-959a

Trail surface

42% dirt58% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (2.8″ 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°61°
Thu 87°69°
Fri 93°71° 16%
Sat 91°70° 27%
Sun 91°70° 16%
Mon 95°71°

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