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Great Meadow Brook Pond–Wickaboxet Marsh, 3 lakes is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Escoheag, RI. The route passes Wickaboxet Marsh and Dawley Pond before reaching Great Meadow Brook Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi328 – 387 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.61100, -71.81296
Nearest town Escoheag, RI

Directions

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Great Meadow Brook Pond–Wickaboxet Marsh, 3 lakes

2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min

Elevation 326–386 ft

Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest

Trailhead: 41.61100, -71.81296

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Wickaboxet Marsh.
  3. 50 ftPass Dawley Pond.
  4. 1.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftReach Great Meadow Brook Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  7. 1.2 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

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (2.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 80°62°
Thu 86°69°
Fri 95°70° 20%
Sat 92°71° 31%
Sun 93°70° 16%
Mon 95°71°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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