Rhode Island trails · Little Sister
Little Sister
A 3.0-mile out-and-back in Rhode Island, with 100 ft of climbing.
Length
3.0 mi
Elevation gain
100 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
12%
Steepest mile
+86 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.1 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Bikes
yes
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 3.0 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 5:43 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 5.9-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 18 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:29 a.m. — 10 h 53 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- WHS XC Loop — 0.6 mi
- Sammy C Trail — 2.5 mi
- North South Trail — 4.6 mi
- Fisher Cat Trail — 6.6 mi