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Francis C. Carter Preserve

Ice Pond–Vernal Pool, 6 sights

4 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Ice Pond–Vernal Pool, 6 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Francis C. Carter Preserve near Carolina, RI. The route passes Vernal Pool, Ice Pond and Vernal Pool. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 187 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grassland Loop / Narragansett Trail 41.43240, -71.66942
Nearest town Carolina, RI
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Ice Pond–Vernal Pool, 6 sights

4 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 95–187 ft

Out & Back · Francis C. Carter Preserve

Trailhead: Grassland Loop / Narragansett Trail · 41.43240, -71.66942

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

  1. Start on Grassland Loop / Narragansett Trail, heading W.
  2. 150 ftSharp right onto Grassland Loop, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Grassland Loop / Old Pasture Loop, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Pasture Loop, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Moraine Loop, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miPass Vernal Pool.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miReach Ice Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftSharp left onto Split Rock Loop, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftBear left onto Moraine Loop, heading N.
  12. 0.8 miPass Ice Pond.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Pasture Loop, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miPass Vernal Pool.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Grassland Loop / Old Pasture Loop, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miBear right onto Grassland Loop, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left onto Grassland Loop / Narragansett Trail, heading S.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/vernal-pool-vernal-pool-out-back-8-lakes-6-km-28c7

Trail surface

98% dirt1% grass1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 79°61°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 90°71°
Sat 89°68° 15%
Sun 93°69°
Mon 96°71°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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