Big River Management Area

Sweet Pond–Coaster, 5 sights

4 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Sweet Pond–Coaster, 5 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Big River Management Area near Nooseneck, RI. The route reaches Sweet Pond. It is mostly level, with 179 ft of elevation gain. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 377 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sweet Sawmill Road 41.61201, -71.62247
Nearest town Nooseneck, RI

Directions

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Sweet Pond–Coaster, 5 sights

4 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 265–379 ft

Out & Back · Big River Management Area

Trailhead: Sweet Sawmill Road · 41.61201, -71.62247

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 63°F / low 53° · precip 85% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sweet Sawmill Road, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Toasters, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Fisher Cat, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miPass Sweet Pond.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Sweet Sawmill Road, heading W.
  9. 450 ftBear left onto Coaster, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sweet Sawmill Road, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 63°F53°
Precip85%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 2.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 2 AM: 14% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 16% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 22% rain12 PM: 39% rain1 PM: 62% rain2 PM: 85% rain3 PM: 62% rain4 PM: 54% rain5 PM: 51% rain6 PM: 31% rain7 PM: 22% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 18% rain10 PM: 28% rain11 PM: 40% rain
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon 65°56° 42%
Tue 59°49° 24%
Wed 63°49°
Thu 64°49° 18%
Fri 59°52° 38%
Sat 54°53° 38%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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