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Chase Farm Park

Spauldings Pond & Cow Pond via Gateway Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 235 ft · 53 min

Spauldings Pond & Cow Pond via Gateway Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Chase Farm Park near Saylesville, RI. The route passes Spauldings Pond and Cow Pond. It is mostly level, with 235 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 200 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.90368, -71.42001
Nearest town Saylesville, RI
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Spauldings Pond & Cow Pond via Gateway Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 235 ft · 53 min

Elevation 107–199 ft

Out & Back · Chase Farm Park

Trailhead: 41.90368, -71.42001

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Gateway Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miPass Spauldings Pond.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Lonsdale Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftPass Cow Pond.
  9. 200 ftSharp left onto Butterfly Gardens, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Chase Farm Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miReach Spauldings Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left onto Butterfly Gardens, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  23. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miBear right onto Lonsdale Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Gateway Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.1 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/spauldings-pond-spauldings-pond-out-back-4-lakes-via-gateway-trail

Trail surface

69% dirt1% gravel30% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity79%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 81°62°
Thu 91°71° 24%
Fri 96°73° 23%
Sat 93°69° 36%
Sun 95°69° 18%
Mon 96°74° 17%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Saylesville, Rhode Island