Driving Miss Hazy–Fern Drive, 8 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Driving Miss Hazy–Fern Drive, 8 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Westerly Municipal Land Trust near McGowan Corners, RI. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Driving Miss Hazy–Fern Drive, 8 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 45–192 ft
Out & Back · Westerly Municipal Land Trust
Trailhead: Red Trail · 41.36852, -71.76127
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start on Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Wahaneeta Blue, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Woody Hill Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Wahaneeta Blue, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto West Main Street, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Main Street, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Woody Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Wahaneeta Blue, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left onto WHS XC Loop, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Hansel & Gretel, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Fern Drive, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Driving Miss Hazy, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Fern Drive, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Driving Miss Hazy, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Fern Drive, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Driving Miss Hazy, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Fern Drive, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Wahaneeta Blue, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Red Trail Trailhead
- Little Sister 4.6 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Little Sister 4.3 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Little Sister Extra Credit 4.3 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Fern Drive–West Main Street, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Little Sister Extra Credit & North Main Street Loop 5.8 mi · ▲ 276 ft
- Leaning Chimney–Little Sister Extra Credit Loop, 3 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 344 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near McGowan Corners, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near McGowan Corners, Rhode Island