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Rhode Island trails · Mt. Tom trail

Mt. Tom trail

A 1.6-mile out-and-back in Rhode Island, with 304 ft of climbing.

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Length
1.6 mi
Elevation gain
304 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
15%
Steepest mile
+259 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.3 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground
Bikes
yes

Elevation profile

125 – 429 ft1

The climbing leans toward the first third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 0.5. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Mt. Tom trail

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

Getting there

Mt. Tom Trail access. About 47 min drive (30 mi) from Providence. 41.56565, -71.72613 · 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 3.2-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 28 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:25 a.m. — 9 h 42 min before sunset.

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