Rhode Island trails · North South Trail/Mid State Trail
North South Trail/Mid State Trail
A 3.4-mile out-and-back in Rhode Island, with 103 ft of climbing. Reaches Boiling Spring.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 1.1. It gives back about 152 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Boiling Spring (spring)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:42 a.m., the sun rises at 6:11 a.m. and sets at 7:22 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:51 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 12 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.7-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 36 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:46 a.m. — 10 h 36 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Benson Mountain Trail + Buck Hill Yellow Dot + North South Trail/Mid State Trail — 4.3 mi loop, 489 ft gain
- Buck Hill Point Trail + North South Trail/Mid State Trail + Benson Mountain Trail — 1.1 mi loop, 168 ft gain
Across the border
- Continues into MA as Buck Hill Yellow Dot — view on the map
- Continues into MA as Midstate Trail — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Benson Mountain Trail — 0.3 mi
- Midstate Trail — 1.7 mi
- Munyon Trail — 3.4 mi
- Center Trail — 5.6 mi