Sweet Pond–Coaster, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Sweet Pond–Coaster, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Big River Management Area near Nooseneck, RI. The route passes Sweet Pond before reaching Sweet Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Sweet Pond–Coaster, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 265–362 ft
Out & Back · Big River Management Area
Trailhead: Sweet Sawmill Road · 41.61201, -71.62247
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sweet Sawmill Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Coaster, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Sweet Sawmill Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftPass Sweet Pond.
- 0.2 miReach Sweet Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Coaster, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sweet Sawmill Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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