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Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park

Rice City Pond & Upper Goat Hill Trail via Greenway Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Rice City Pond & Upper Goat Hill Trail via Greenway Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park near Riverdale, MA. The route reaches Rice City Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 358 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 472 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Plummer's Trail 42.12808, -71.63774
Nearest town Riverdale, MA
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Rice City Pond & Upper Goat Hill Trail via Greenway Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 231–472 ft

Out & Back · Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park

Trailhead: Plummer's Trail · 42.12808, -71.63774

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Plummer's Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.6 miTurn right onto Upper Goat Hill Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Greenway Trail, heading S.
  4. 300 ftBear right onto Bonespur, heading S.
  5. 150 ftBear left onto Greenway Trail, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Upper Goat Hill Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miReach Rice City Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftTurn right onto Greenway Trail, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftBear right onto Bonespur, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftBear left onto Greenway Trail, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto Upper Goat Hill Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Plummer's Trail, heading N.
  16. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rice-city-pond-out-back-6-km-1e80

Trail surface

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (1.5″ 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 89°70° 45%
Fri 95°73° 29%
Sat 92°70° 37%
Sun 95°68°
Mon 94°73° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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