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Southern New England Trunkline Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Waterford, RI. It is mostly level, with 61 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 240 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Southern New England Trunkline Trail 42.01829, -71.52428
Nearest town Waterford, RI

Directions

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Southern New England Trunkline Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 61 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 169–239 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Southern New England Trunkline Trail · 42.01829, -71.52428

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start on Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NE.
  2. 3 miReach Southern New England Trunkline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

64% dirt35% gravel1% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity87%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (1.1″ 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°61°
Thu 91°70° 40%
Fri 96°73° 27%
Sat 93°70° 36%
Sun 95°68° 16%
Mon 95°74° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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