Rhode Island trails · Sakonnet Greenway
Sakonnet Greenway
A 4.5-mile out-and-back in Rhode Island, with 93 ft of climbing.
Length
4.5 mi
Elevation gain
93 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
3%
Steepest mile
+79 ft
Shape
out-and-back
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 4.5 miles.
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 7:20 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:48 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.0-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 26 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:35 a.m. — 9 h 44 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Sakonnet Greenway — 1.3 mi loop, 50 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Yellow Trail — 4.4 mi
- Ocean View Loop Trail — 5.2 mi
- Red Trail — 5.3 mi
- Sizzler — 18.8 mi