Big River Management Area

Dead Shed & New London Turnpike

3.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Dead Shed & New London Turnpike is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Big River Management Area near Kitts Corner, RI. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 338 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64708, -71.59077
Nearest town Kitts Corner, RI

Directions

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Dead Shed & New London Turnpike

3.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 261–339 ft

Out & Back · Big River Management Area

Trailhead: 41.64708, -71.59077

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 200 ftBear right onto Shoot The Moon, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miBear right onto Pump House Trail, heading E.
  14. 450 ftTurn left onto Dead Shed, heading E.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 300 ftSharp left onto New London Turnpike, heading N.
  17. 150 ftReach Dead Shed, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Hoover, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  25. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  26. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  33. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  36. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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