Stepstone Falls–Stepingstone Falls Waterfall and Hilking Paths, 6 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 3 hr 56 min
Stepstone Falls–Stepingstone Falls Waterfall and Hilking Paths, 6 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Arcadia Management Area near Arcadia, RI. The route passes Stepingstone Falls Waterfall and Hilking Paths before reaching Stepstone Falls at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 465 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Stepstone Falls–Stepingstone Falls Waterfall and Hilking Paths, 6 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 3 hr 56 min
Elevation 126–330 ft
Out & Back · Arcadia Management Area
Trailhead: Bald Hill Brook Trail · 41.56531, -71.69068
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bald Hill Brook Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Arcadia trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 1 miContinue straight onto North South Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Midway Railroad, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Midway Rail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Brooke Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Breakheart Pond Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Plain Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tanner Washout, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Ben Utter Trail, heading NW.
- 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 S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Breakheart Pond Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Brooke Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Midway Rail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Midway Railroad, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left onto North South Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Arcadia trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Bald Hill Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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