Sweet Pond–Big River Expressway, 6 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Sweet Pond–Big River Expressway, 6 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Big River Management Area near Tarbox Corner, RI. The route reaches Sweet Pond. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sweet Pond–Big River Expressway, 6 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 281–416 ft
Out & Back · Big River Management Area
Trailhead: Pinto Trail · 41.63116, -71.57125
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Big River Expressway, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Peter Pan, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto The Wall, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Peter Pan, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto The Wall, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Circle Wood, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Slalom, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jim's Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Circle Wood, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Jim's Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Sweet Sawmill Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Sweet Pond.
- 0.3 miReach Sweet Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Jim's Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Circle Wood, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jim's Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Slalom, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Circle Wood, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto The Wall, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Peter Pan, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto The Wall, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Peter Pan, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Big River Expressway, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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