Rhode Island trails · North South Trail
North South Trail
A 2.8-mile out-and-back in Rhode Island, with 79 ft of climbing. Reaches Meadow Brook Pond.
Length
2.8 mi
Elevation gain
79 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
9%
Steepest mile
+79 ft
Shape
out-and-back
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 2.8 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Meadow Brook Pond (lake)
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 7:21 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 5.6-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 09 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:20 a.m. — 11 h 01 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Munyon Trail + North South Trail + Wilson Trail — 2.3 mi loop, 261 ft gain
- Ridge Trail + North South Trail — 1.1 mi loop, 105 ft gain
- North South Trail + George Washington Red & Orange Trail — 1.5 mi loop, 145 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Fisher Cat Trail — 2.3 mi
- Essex Trail — 2.7 mi
- Sammy C Trail — 2.7 mi
- Yellow — 4.2 mi