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.
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)
Getting there
North South Trail access — parking nearby. About 54 min drive (29 mi) from Newport. 41.43803, -71.69015 · 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 5.6-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 09 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:06 a.m. — 9 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
- George Washington Red & Orange Trail + George Washington Orange Trail + North South Trail — 3.4 mi loop, 354 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Fisher Cat Trail — 2.5 mi
- Black Farm Management Area Trail — 2.8 mi
- Sammy C Trail — 3.2 mi
- Little Sister — 4.5 mi