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Drown Cove–Volpes Pond, 3 lakes is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Nayatt, RI. The route passes Volpes Pond before reaching Drown Cove at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 23 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Bay Bike Path 41.73810, -71.33021
Nearest town Nayatt, RI

Directions

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Drown Cove–Volpes Pond, 3 lakes

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 11–24 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: East Bay Bike Path · 41.73810, -71.33021

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on East Bay Bike Path, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Volpes Pond.
  3. 1 miReach Drown Cove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 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

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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