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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right onto Shoot The Moon, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Pump House Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Dead Shed, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftSharp left onto New London Turnpike, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Dead Shed, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hoover, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 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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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.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · loop · via New London Turnpike
- 2 mi · out & back · via New London Turnpike
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via New London Turnpike
- 2.1 mi · loop · via New London Turnpike
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via New London Turnpike
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via New London Turnpike
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via New London Turnpike
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via New London Turnpike
More from this trailhead
- Shoot The Moon 2.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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