Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge

Ninigret Pond–Foster Cove, 5 sights

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Ninigret Pond–Foster Cove, 5 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge near Arnolda, RI. The route passes Foster Cove before reaching Ninigret Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 20 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Foster Cove Trail 41.36812, -71.67181
Nearest town Arnolda, RI

Directions

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Ninigret Pond–Foster Cove, 5 sights

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 9–19 ft

Out & Back · Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Foster Cove Trail · 41.36812, -71.67181

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Foster Cove Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Cross Refuge Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftPass Foster Cove.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Park Lane, heading N.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Grassy Point Trail, heading SE.
  10. 200 ftReach Ninigret Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Park Lane, heading E.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Cross Refuge Trail, heading E.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Foster Cove Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

29% grass71% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 77°61°
Thu 88°71°
Fri 91°72°
Sat 89°69°
Sun 94°69°
Mon 96°71°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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