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Black Hut State Management Area

YWCA Beach & Spring Lake Beach via Spring Lake Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 30 min

YWCA Beach & Spring Lake Beach via Spring Lake Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Black Hut State Management Area near Glendale, RI. The route passes Spring Lake Beach before reaching YWCA Beach at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi358 – 502 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98184, -71.64545
Nearest town Glendale, RI
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YWCA Beach & Spring Lake Beach via Spring Lake Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 358–501 ft

Out & Back · Black Hut State Management Area

Trailhead: 41.98184, -71.64545

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miPass Spring Lake Beach.
  7. 150 ftReach YWCA Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Spring Lake Road, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.6 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/ywca-beach-out-back-9-km-c144

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity86%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 82°62°
Thu 90°70° 37%
Fri 95°72° 28%
Sat 92°69° 39%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 94°73° 19%

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