Rhode Island trails · Punchbowl Trail
Punchbowl Trail
A 1.9-mile out-and-back in Rhode Island, with 124 ft of climbing. Reaches Bailey Hill.
Length
1.9 mi
Elevation gain
124 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
11%
Steepest mile
+124 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.1 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Unpaved
Bikes
yes
Horses
yes
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 1.9 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Bailey Hill (summit)
Heads up
Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.
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 7:21 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 3.7-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 30 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:40 a.m. — 11 h 41 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Arcadia trail — 3.6 mi
- Essex Trail — 3.7 mi
- Fisher Cat Trail — 4.1 mi
- 95 Trail — 4.4 mi