Fort Nature Refuge

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

  1. Start on Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miPass First Pond.
  3. 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftReach Third Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.9 miSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 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° 2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 13% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 16% rain12 PM: 31% rain1 PM: 40% rain2 PM: 74% rain3 PM: 64% rain4 PM: 54% rain5 PM: 31% rain6 PM: 27% rain7 PM: 39% rain8 PM: 24% rain9 PM: 22% rain10 PM: 24% rain11 PM: 38% rain
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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