Pachaug State Forest

Pachaug State Forest Viewpoint–Red Trail, 3 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Pachaug State Forest Viewpoint–Red Trail, 3 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Rockville, RI. The route reaches Pachaug State Forest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 276 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi348 – 505 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow Trail 41.55812, -71.79984
Nearest town Rockville, RI

Directions

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Pachaug State Forest Viewpoint–Red Trail, 3 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 349–505 ft

Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest

Trailhead: Yellow Trail · 41.55812, -71.79984

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.9 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miReach Pachaug State Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 1.9 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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