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Big River Management Area

Phelps Pond–Blue Tarp Dope Fort, 4 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Phelps Pond–Blue Tarp Dope Fort, 4 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Big River Management Area near Moosehorn Corner, RI. The route reaches Phelps Pond. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi308 – 443 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65664, -71.55263
Nearest town Moosehorn Corner, RI
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Phelps Pond–Blue Tarp Dope Fort, 4 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 310–443 ft

Out & Back · Big River Management Area

Trailhead: 41.65664, -71.55263

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Transit-accessible: Park & Ride (Exit 7 - West Greenwich) stop 104 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Phelps Pond.
  3. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto DNA, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lego, heading S.
  7. 200 ftTurn right onto New London Turnpike, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bottle, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 300 ftTurn right onto Feces Zamboni, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left onto Blue Tarp Dope Fort, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 150 ftBear right onto Nuts, heading S.
  16. 300 ftReach Phelps Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 150 ftBear left onto Blue Tarp Dope Fort, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right onto Feces Zamboni, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Bottle, heading N.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto New London Turnpike, heading N.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left onto Lego, heading NE.
  26. 200 ftTurn right onto DNA, heading NE.
  27. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tarbox-pond-tarbox-pond-out-back-6-lakes-13-km-1523

Trail surface

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 2.3″ yesterday (3.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 80°61°
Thu 91°70°
Fri 94°71° 17%
Sat 93°68° 26%
Sun 94°68° 16%
Mon 95°72°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Park & Ride (Exit 7 - West Greenwich) stop 104 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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