Rhode Island trails · Ridge Trail
Ridge Trail
A 1.9-mile out-and-back in Rhode Island, with 127 ft of climbing.
Length
1.9 mi
Elevation gain
127 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
21%
Steepest mile
+127 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.4 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Bikes
no
Horses
no
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 201 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:41 a.m., the sun rises at 6:09 a.m. and sets at 7:21 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:50 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 12 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.8-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 31 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:40 a.m. — 11 h 40 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Ridge Trail + North South Trail — 1.1 mi loop, 105 ft gain
- Grape Trail (White) + Fisher Trail (Red) + Ridge Trail — 1.6 mi loop, 259 ft gain
- Mercy Loop + Ridge Trail + Fisher Trail (Red) — 2.2 mi loop, 397 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Mercy Loop — 0.4 mi
- Warner Trail — 1.6 mi
- Blackstone River Greenway (RI) — 6.3 mi
- World War II Memorial Trail (yellow) — 10.8 mi