Third Pond & First Pond via Yellow Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 53 min
Third Pond & First Pond via Yellow Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Fort Nature Refuge near Primrose, RI. The route passes First Pond before reaching Third Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi289 – 367 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.96605, -71.56543
Nearest town Primrose, RI
Directions
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Third Pond & First Pond via Yellow Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 53 min
Elevation 288–367 ft
Out & Back · Fort Nature Refuge
Trailhead: 41.96605, -71.56543
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 52° · precip 74% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start on Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass First Pond.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
27% dirt73% unspecified
Weather
DrizzleTemperature 61°F52°
Precip74%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 2.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Mon
66°56°
54%
Tue
60°45°
18%
Wed
61°47°
Thu
63°43°
16%
Fri
60°48°
37%
Sat
57°51°
41%
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