Rhode Island trails · Munyon Trail
Munyon Trail
A 2.0-mile out-and-back in Rhode Island, with 182 ft of climbing. Reaches Wakefield Pond.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 59% of the ascent, between mile 0.7 and mile 1.3.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Wakefield Pond (lake)
Getting there
Wilson Trail access. About 52 min drive (27 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Providence. 41.95879, -71.78818 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:30 a.m., the sun rises at 6:58 a.m. and sets at 6:07 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:35 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.0-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 40 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:37 a.m. — 9 h 30 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Munyon Trail + North South Trail + Wilson Trail — 2.3 mi loop, 261 ft gain
Nearby trails
- North South Trail/Mid State Trail — 1.4 mi
- Benson Mountain Trail — 2.1 mi
- Center Trail — 2.2 mi
- George Washington Orange Trail — 2.9 mi