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Arcadia Management Area

Tippecansett trail via North South Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Tippecansett trail via North South Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Arcadia Management Area near Escoheag, RI. It climbs 403 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi305 – 558 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North South Trail 41.61740, -71.78118
Nearest town Escoheag, RI
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Tippecansett trail via North South Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 304–559 ft

Out & Back · Arcadia Management Area

Trailhead: North South Trail · 41.61740, -71.78118

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start on North South Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Tippecansett trail, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miReach Tippecansett trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miBear left onto North South Trail, heading NW.
  11. 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/stepingstone-falls-waterfall-and-hilking-paths-out-back-6-km-267e

Trail surface

19% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:45 AMSunset 8:03 PM

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