Fern Drive–West Main Street, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Fern Drive–West Main Street, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Woody Hill Management Area near McGowan Corners, RI. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi56 – 187 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.36684, -71.75975
Nearest town McGowan Corners, RI
Directions
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Fern Drive–West Main Street, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 57–186 ft
Out & Back · Woody Hill Management Area
Trailhead: 41.36684, -71.75975
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wahaneeta Blue, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Woody Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto West Main Street, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Fern Drive, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Woody Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Fern Drive, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Fern Drive, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto West Main Street, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Woody Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Wahaneeta Blue, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 surface
15% dirt85% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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