AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Old Harbor Wildlife Refuge

Red Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min

Red Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Old Harbor Wildlife Refuge near Pottersville, RI. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 141 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Trail 41.53233, -71.10961
Nearest town Pottersville, RI
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Red Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min

Elevation 64–141 ft

Out & Back · Old Harbor Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Red Trail · 41.53233, -71.10961

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start on Red Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1 miReach Red Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1 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/red-trail-out-back-2b6f

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:30 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Pottersville, Rhode Island