Vernal Pool–Ellison "Tarzan" Brown Loop Loop, 5 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 53 min
Vernal Pool–Ellison "Tarzan" Brown Loop Loop, 5 sights is a 2.5-mile loop in Francis C. Carter Preserve near Wood River Junction, RI. The route passes Vernal Pool and Vernal Pool. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi56 – 187 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Narragansett Trail 41.42986, -71.68337
Nearest town Wood River Junction, RI
Directions
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Vernal Pool–Ellison "Tarzan" Brown Loop Loop, 5 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 53 min
Elevation 55–187 ft
Loop · Francis C. Carter Preserve
Trailhead: Narragansett Trail · 41.42986, -71.68337
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start on Narragansett Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left onto River Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Ellison "Tarzan" Brown Loop, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Vernal Pool.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Grassland Loop, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Vernal Pool.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Old Pasture Loop, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Grassland Loop / Old Pasture Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Grassland Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Grassland Loop / Narragansett Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
48% dirt13% grass7% paved32% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:49 PM
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