Quaddick Reservoir–Wakefield Pond, 6 lakes is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Quaddick State Park near Clarkville, RI. The route passes Pulaski State Park Beach, Peck Pond and Wakefield Pond before reaching Quaddick Reservoir at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 421 ft. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi427 – 689 ft6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.93207, -71.79814
Nearest town Clarkville, RI
Directions
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Quaddick Reservoir–Wakefield Pond, 6 lakes
6.6 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 426–689 ft
Out & Back · Quaddick State Park
Trailhead: 41.93207, -71.79814
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Pulaski State Park Beach.
- 50 ftPass Peck Pond.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Border Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miPass Wakefield Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Silver Brook Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Wakefield Pond Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Quaddick Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Silver Brook Road, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Border Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.6 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
28% dirt8% gravel3% sand1% boardwalk60% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Peck Pond–Richardson Pond, 3 lakes 3.4 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Bowdish Reservoir–Wilbur Pond, 8 lakes 7.2 mi · ▲ 310 ft
- Wakefield Pond–Peck Pond, 3 lakes 4.5 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Bowdish Reservoir–Peck Pond, 6 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 242 ft
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