Rodman's Hollow Nature Preserve
Plover Hill & Long Pond via Black Rock Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 210 ft · 52 min
Plover Hill & Long Pond via Black Rock Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Rodman's Hollow Nature Preserve near Isaacs Corner, RI. The route passes Long Pond before reaching Plover Hill at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 210 ft of elevation gain. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Plover Hill & Long Pond via Black Rock Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 210 ft · 52 min
Elevation 37–156 ft
Out & Back · Rodman's Hollow Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 41.15820, -71.58411
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 66°F / low 58° · precip 77% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftPass Long Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Black Rock Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Plover Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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