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Arcadia Management Area

Bliven Connector trail–Breakheart Multi-use trail, 4 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 861 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Bliven Connector trail–Breakheart Multi-use trail, 4 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Arcadia Management Area near Escoheag, RI. It climbs 861 ft. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi141 – 469 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Plain Road 41.62279, -71.74790
Nearest town Escoheag, RI
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Bliven Connector trail–Breakheart Multi-use trail, 4 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 861 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 140–470 ft

Out & Back · Arcadia Management Area

Trailhead: Plain Road · 41.62279, -71.74790

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start on Plain Road, heading S.
  2. 1.5 miTurn left onto Breakheart Multi-use trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Multi-use trail connector, heading S.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto Breakheart Pond Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Penny Hill Cutoff, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shelter trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Plain Road, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Shelter Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto J.B. Hudson trail, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miSharp left onto Bliven Connector trail, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miReach Plain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right onto J.B. Hudson trail, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left onto Shelter trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  20. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftTurn left onto Plain Road, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Shelter trail, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Penny Hill Cutoff, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Breakheart Pond Trail, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right onto Multi-use trail connector, heading W.
  29. 450 ftTurn left onto Breakheart Multi-use trail, heading W.
  30. 0.4 miTurn right onto Plain Road, heading W.
  31. 1.5 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/plain-road-out-back-16-km

Trail surface

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity87%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (3.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 80°61°
Thu 91°69°
Fri 94°71° 20%
Sat 92°67° 30%
Sun 93°67° 16%
Mon 95°71°

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