Vernal Pool–Ellison "Tarzan" Brown Loop, 5 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Vernal Pool–Ellison "Tarzan" Brown Loop, 5 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Francis C. Carter Preserve near Wood River Junction, RI. The route passes Vernal Pool and Vernal Pool before reaching Vernal Pool at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Vernal Pool–Ellison "Tarzan" Brown Loop, 5 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 46–187 ft
Out & Back · Francis C. Carter Preserve
Trailhead: River Trail · 41.43231, -71.69330
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Ellison "Tarzan" Brown Loop, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Vernal Pool.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Grassland Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Vernal Pool.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Old Pasture Loop, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Moraine Loop, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftReach Vernal Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Pasture Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Grassland Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ellison "Tarzan" Brown Loop, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right onto River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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