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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.

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Length
2.2 mi
Elevation gain
227 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
16%
Steepest mile
+185 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.5 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground

Elevation profile

159 – 387 ft12

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

3-D terrain view of Long and Ell Pond Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Long and Ell Pond Trail access — parking nearby. About 56 min drive (36 mi) from Providence. 41.50864, -71.77916 · 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 4.5-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 53 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:50 a.m. — 9 h 18 min before sunset.

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