Observation Tower & Ocean View Loop is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge near Sachuest, RI. The route reaches Observation Tower at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi13 – 36 ft2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Ocean View Loop 41.47980, -71.24397
Nearest town Sachuest, RI
Directions
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Observation Tower & Ocean View Loop
2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min
Elevation 14–36 ft
Out & Back · Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: Ocean View Loop · 41.47980, -71.24397
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ocean View Loop, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Flint Point Loop, heading NW.
- 300 ftReach Observation Tower, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Ocean View Loop, heading S.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:00 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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