Vernal Pool–Grassland Loop / Narragansett Trail, 5 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 56 min
Vernal Pool–Grassland Loop / Narragansett Trail, 5 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Francis C. Carter Preserve near Carolina, RI. The route reaches Vernal Pool at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Vernal Pool–Grassland Loop / Narragansett Trail, 5 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 56 min
Elevation 125–187 ft
Out & Back · Francis C. Carter Preserve
Trailhead: 41.43201, -71.66787
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:02 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Grassland Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Grassland Loop / Old Pasture Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Pasture Loop, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Moraine Loop, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Vernal Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Pasture Loop, heading SW.
- 0.6 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 S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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