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Carolina Management Area

Wells Pond–Essex Trail - east spur, 5 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Wells Pond–Essex Trail - east spur, 5 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Carolina Management Area near Hope Valley, RI. The route reaches Wells Pond. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi69 – 184 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.48392, -71.70847
Nearest town Hope Valley, RI
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Wells Pond–Essex Trail - east spur, 5 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 70–185 ft

Out & Back · Carolina Management Area

Trailhead: 41.48392, -71.70847

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Essex Trail - east spur, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Maximus, heading NE.
  4. 500 ftTurn right onto Field trail, heading SE.
  5. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miPass Wells Pond.
  9. 1 miReach Wells Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftBear left onto Field trail, heading W.
  13. 400 ftTurn left onto Maximus, heading W.
  14. 500 ftTurn right onto Essex Trail - east spur, heading SW.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto Essex Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.7 miArrive 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/wells-pond-out-back-37d5

Trail surface

66% dirt17% gravel3% grass14% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 81°61°
Thu 90°70°
Fri 94°72°
Sat 91°68° 20%
Sun 94°69° 15%
Mon 97°71°

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