AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Oak Swamp Reservoir

3.5 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Oak Swamp Reservoir is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Fountain Spring, RI. The route reaches Oak Swamp Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi276 – 433 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.84843, -71.53777
Nearest town Fountain Spring, RI
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Oak Swamp Reservoir

3.5 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 276–433 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.84843, -71.53777

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miReach Oak Swamp Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.7 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/oak-swamp-reservoir-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

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