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
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start on Plain Road, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Breakheart Multi-use trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Multi-use trail connector, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Breakheart Pond Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Penny Hill Cutoff, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shelter trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Plain Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Shelter Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto J.B. Hudson trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Bliven Connector trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Plain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto J.B. Hudson trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Shelter trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Plain Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Shelter trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Penny Hill Cutoff, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Breakheart Pond Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Multi-use trail connector, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Breakheart Multi-use trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Plain Road, heading W.
- 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 surface
59% dirt41% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Plain Road Trailhead
- Plain Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 384 ft
- Plain Road 5.6 mi · ▲ 385 ft
- Plain Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 302 ft
- Plain Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 302 ft
- Plain Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 301 ft
- Plain Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 301 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Escoheag, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Escoheag, Rhode Island