Rhode Island trails · Fisher Cat Trail
Fisher Cat Trail
A 1.6-mile out-and-back in Rhode Island, with 119 ft of climbing. Reaches Diamond Pond.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 1.6 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Diamond Pond (lake)
Getting there
Essex Trail - south spur access. About 50 min drive (34 mi) from Providence. 41.47336, -71.70494 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:29 a.m., the sun rises at 6:57 a.m. and sets at 6:07 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:35 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.2-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 17 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:14 a.m. — 9 h 53 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Essex Trail - south spur + Fisher Cat Trail + Curves - Cat Connector — 2.5 mi loop, 267 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Black Farm Management Area Trail — 1.3 mi
- North South Trail — 2.5 mi
- Long and Ell Pond Trail — 4.5 mi
- Punchbowl Trail — 4.6 mi