Rhode Island trails · Sakonnet Greenway
Sakonnet Greenway
A 4.8-mile out-and-back in Rhode Island, with 94 ft of climbing.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 4.8 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Sakonnet Greenway access — parking nearby. About 19 min drive (8 mi) from Newport. 41.55493, -71.25105 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:27 a.m., the sun rises at 6:55 a.m. and sets at 6:05 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:33 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.6-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 38 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:33 a.m. — 7 h 32 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Yellow Trail (Weetamoo Woods) — 4.0 mi
- Ocean View Loop Trail — 5.2 mi
- Red Trail (Fort Barton/Sin And Flesh Brook Natural Area) — 5.3 mi
- William C. O'Neill Bike Path — 16.9 mi