Rhode Island trails · Mercy Loop
Mercy Loop
A 2.1-mile loop in Rhode Island, with 138 ft of climbing.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 84% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 0.7. It gives back about 143 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Mercy Loop access. About 25 min drive (18 mi) from Providence. 42.01154, -71.41309 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:28 a.m., the sun rises at 6:56 a.m. and sets at 6:06 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:34 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 2.1-mile route takes roughly 52 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:48 a.m. — 10 h 18 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Grape Trail (White) + Mercy Loop — 1.2 mi loop, 173 ft gain
- Mercy Loop + Ridge Trail + Fisher Trail (Red) — 2.2 mi loop, 397 ft gain
- Mercy Loop + Grape Trail (White) + Fiske Trail (Red) — 2.4 mi loop, 360 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Ridge Trail — 0.3 mi
- Warner Trail — 1.6 mi
- Blackstone River Greenway (RI) — 6.2 mi
- Blackstone River Bikeway — 6.9 mi