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Burlingame State Park

North South Trail–North South/Vin Gormley Trail, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 2 hr 32 min

North South Trail–North South/Vin Gormley Trail, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Burlingame State Park near Shady Harbor, RI. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 131 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.36138, -71.70174
Nearest town Shady Harbor, RI
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North South Trail–North South/Vin Gormley Trail, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 38–130 ft

Out & Back · Burlingame State Park

Trailhead: 41.36138, -71.70174

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North South Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftSharp right onto North South Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto North South/Vin Gormley Trail, heading N.
  8. 2 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miReach Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 2 miTurn right onto North South Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miBear left onto North South Trail, heading SW.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/north-south-trail-north-south-vin-gormley-trail-out-back-3-sights-12-km-572e

Trail surface

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (2.5″ 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 75°61°
Thu 88°71°
Fri 90°72°
Sat 89°68°
Sun 94°69°
Mon 96°71°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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