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Arcadia Management Area

Stepingstone Falls Waterfall and Hilking Paths–River Trail, 3 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Stepingstone Falls Waterfall and Hilking Paths–River Trail, 3 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Arcadia Management Area near Lewis City, RI. The route reaches Stepingstone Falls Waterfall and Hilking Paths at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi141 – 266 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: River Trail 41.58784, -71.70912
Nearest town Lewis City, RI
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Stepingstone Falls Waterfall and Hilking Paths–River Trail, 3 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 140–266 ft

Out & Back · Arcadia Management Area

Trailhead: River Trail · 41.58784, -71.70912

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Shelter Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Plain Road, heading W.
  5. 1.2 miSharp left onto Breakheart Pond Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Plain Road, heading SW.
  7. 200 ftTurn right onto Tanner Washout, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miBear right onto Ben Utter Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto River Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miReach Stepingstone Falls Waterfall and Hilking Paths, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ben Utter Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miBear left onto Tanner Washout, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Plain Road, heading SE.
  14. 200 ftTurn right onto Breakheart Pond Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miSharp right onto Plain Road, heading NE.
  16. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto Shelter Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.5 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/stepstone-falls-stepingstone-falls-waterfall-and-hilking-paths-out-back-12-km-1e1c

Trail surface

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:49 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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