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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.

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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

137 – 261 ft1

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 1.9 miles.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Punchbowl Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Punchbowl Trail access. About 47 min drive (24 mi) from Newport. 41.50708, -71.62773 · 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 3.7-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 30 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:26 a.m. — 9 h 41 min before sunset.

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