Rhode Island trails · Long and Ell Pond Trail
Long and Ell Pond Trail
A 2.2-mile out-and-back in Rhode Island, with 227 ft of climbing. Reaches Long Pond and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 0.7. It gives back about 184 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Long Pond (lake)
- Ell Pond (lake)
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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 7:22 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 4.5-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 53 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:04 a.m. — 11 h 18 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Yellow — 2.5 mi
- Deep Pond trail — 4.6 mi
- Pachaug trail — 4.7 mi
- Fisher Cat Trail — 5.2 mi