Rhode Island trails · Arcadia trail
Arcadia trail
A 1.7-mile out-and-back in Rhode Island, with 95 ft of climbing.
Length
1.7 mi
Elevation gain
95 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
9%
Steepest mile
+95 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.0 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 1.7 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:42 a.m., the sun rises at 6:11 a.m. and sets at 7:21 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:50 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.5-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 23 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:34 a.m. — 11 h 47 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Arcadia trail + North South Trail + Arcadiawhite trail — 4.9 mi loop, 336 ft gain
Nearby trails
- 95 Trail — 1.6 mi
- Shelter trail — 3.4 mi
- Punchbowl Trail — 3.6 mi
- Mt. Tom trail — 4.0 mi