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Wickaboxet Management Area

Rattlesnake Ledge via Wickaboxet Trail

5 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Rattlesnake Ledge via Wickaboxet Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Wickaboxet Management Area near Hopkins Hollow, RI. The route reaches Rattlesnake Ledge at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi413 – 525 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Flintlock Trail 41.64958, -71.74119
Nearest town Hopkins Hollow, RI
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Rattlesnake Ledge via Wickaboxet Trail

5 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 414–524 ft

Out & Back · Wickaboxet Management Area

Trailhead: Flintlock Trail · 41.64958, -71.74119

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start on Flintlock Trail, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftContinue straight onto Wickaboxet Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.5 miReach Rattlesnake Ledge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.5 miContinue straight onto Flintlock Trail, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftArrive 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/rattlesnake-ledge-out-back-4cb8

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.2″ 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 79°61°
Thu 87°69°
Fri 95°70° 21%
Sat 92°71° 31%
Sun 93°70° 16%
Mon 95°71°

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