Tarbox Pond–Phelps Pond, 4 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Tarbox Pond–Phelps Pond, 4 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Big River Management Area near Moosehorn Corner, RI. The route passes Phelps Pond before reaching Tarbox Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tarbox Pond–Phelps Pond, 4 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 293–348 ft
Out & Back · Big River Management Area
Trailhead: 41.65664, -71.55263
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 62°F / low 53° · precip 85% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Transit-accessible: Park & Ride (Exit 7 - West Greenwich) stop 104 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Phelps Pond.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto DNA, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Lego, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto New London Turnpike, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bottle, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto New London Turnpike, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Pump House Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miPass Tarbox Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftReach Tarbox Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto New London Turnpike, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Bottle, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto New London Turnpike, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Lego, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto DNA, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: Park & Ride (Exit 7 - West Greenwich) stop 104 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Pump House Trail
- 3.4 mi · loop · via New London Turnpike
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Nature Trail
- 4.9 mi · out & back · via Jim's Trail
- 6.1 mi · out & back · via Jim's Trail
- 6.3 mi · out & back · via Shoot The Moon
- 6.3 mi · out & back · via New London Turnpike
- 8.3 mi · out & back · via Sweet Sawmill Road
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