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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.

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Length
1.5 mi
Elevation gain
90 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
16%
Steepest mile
+89 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.1 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground

Elevation profile

348 – 438 ft1

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

3-D terrain view of World War II Memorial Trail (yellow)

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

Reaches

Getting there

Mercer Trail (Blue) access — parking nearby. About 18 min drive (9 mi) from Providence. 41.88151, -71.52036 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:28 a.m., the sun rises at 6:56 a.m. and sets at 6:06 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:34 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.1-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 13 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:10 a.m. — 9 h 56 min before sunset.

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