Rhode Island trails · World War II Memorial Trail (yellow)
World War II Memorial Trail (yellow)
A 1.5-mile out-and-back in Rhode Island, with 90 ft of climbing. Reaches Wolf Hill.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 67% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 0.5. It gives back about 110 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Wolf Hill (summit)
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 6:10 a.m. and sets at 7:21 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:50 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.1-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 13 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:23 a.m. — 11 h 58 min before sunset.
Loop options
- World War II Memorial Trail (yellow) + Mary Mowry Trail (Green) + Ken Weber Trail (Red) — 3.5 mi loop, 520 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Blackstone River Greenway (RI) — 9.1 mi
- Mercy Loop — 10.4 mi
- Ridge Trail — 10.8 mi
- Warner Trail — 11.4 mi