Rice City Pond–Plummer's Trail, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park near Wheelockville, MA. The route reaches Rice City Pond. It climbs 433 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi230 – 472 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.09425, -71.62332
Nearest town Wheelockville, MA
Directions
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Rice City Pond–Plummer's Trail, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 433 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 230–472 ft
Out & Back · Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park
Trailhead: 42.09425, -71.62332
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Towpath Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Rice City Pond.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Upper Goat Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Greenway Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Bonespur, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Greenway Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Upper Goat Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Plummer's Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Rice City Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Upper Goat Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Greenway Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Bonespur, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Greenway Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Upper Goat Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Goat Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
25% dirt75% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed
83°63°
Thu
87°69°
45%
Fri
95°72°
29%
Sat
92°71°
37%
Sun
95°71°
Mon
95°72°
18%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Goat Hill–Rice City Pond, 8 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 273 ft
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