Third Pond & First Pond via Yellow Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 153 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Third Pond & First Pond via Yellow Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Fort Nature Refuge near North Smithfield, RI. The route passes First Pond before reaching Third Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 153 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Third Pond & First Pond via Yellow Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 153 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 286–404 ft
Out & Back · Fort Nature Refuge
Trailhead: 41.97169, -71.55218
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass First Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Third Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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