Arcadia Management Area

Midway Rail & Shelter Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Midway Rail & Shelter Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Arcadia Management Area near Lewis City, RI. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi131 – 207 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: River Trail 41.58784, -71.70912
Nearest town Lewis City, RI

Directions

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Midway Rail & Shelter Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 131–206 ft

Out & Back · Arcadia Management Area

Trailhead: River Trail · 41.58784, -71.70912

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Shelter Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Plain Road, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Midway Rail, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miReach Shelter Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 350 ftTurn right onto Plain Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Shelter Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 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

48% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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