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.

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Length

3.4 mi

Elevation gain

103 ft

Difficulty

Easy

Max grade

20%

Steepest mile

+101 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.3 mi

Shape

out-and-back

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)

Getting there

North South Trail/Mid State Trail access. About 43 min drive (25 mi) from Providence. 41.97663, -71.77426 · 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 6.7-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 36 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:33 a.m. — 8 h 34 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