Capwell Mill Pond–Dead Shed, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Capwell Mill Pond–Dead Shed, 3 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Big River Management Area near Tarbox Corner, RI. The route reaches Capwell Mill Pond at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Capwell Mill Pond–Dead Shed, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 261–338 ft
Out & Back · Big River Management Area
Trailhead: New London Turnpike · 41.64051, -71.57264
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Dead Shed, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Pump House Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Shoot The Moon, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Teeter Totter, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Capwell Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Shoot The Moon, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Pump House Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Dead Shed, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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