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.
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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 Sep 20: Light rain, high 65°F / low 56° · precip 83% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Foster Cove Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Cross Refuge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Foster Cove.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Park Lane, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Grassy Point Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftReach Ninigret Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Park Lane, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Cross Refuge Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Foster Cove Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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