Stepstone Falls–Breakheart Pond, 5 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Stepstone Falls–Breakheart Pond, 5 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Arcadia Management Area near Millville, RI. The route passes Breakheart Pond and Stepingstone Falls Waterfall and Hilking Paths before reaching Stepstone Falls at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 541 ft. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Stepstone Falls–Breakheart Pond, 5 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Elevation 140–383 ft
Out & Back · Arcadia Management Area
Trailhead: 41.59145, -71.68843
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Bliven Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Austin Farm Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Breakheart Pond.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Plain Road, heading NW.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Breakheart Pond Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Plain Road, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Tanner Washout, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Ben Utter Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miPass Stepingstone Falls Waterfall and Hilking Paths.
- 350 ftReach Stepstone Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left onto Tanner Washout, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Plain Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Breakheart Pond Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Plain Road, heading N.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Austin Farm Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bliven Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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