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.
Length
1.6 mi
Elevation gain
119 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
10%
Steepest mile
+119 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.0 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Dirt
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)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:43 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 3.2-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 17 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:28 a.m. — 11 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
- Essex Trail — 0.5 mi
- North South Trail — 2.3 mi
- Yellow — 3.0 mi
- Punchbowl Trail — 4.1 mi