Rhode Island trails · Yellow
Yellow
A 2.9-mile out-and-back in Rhode Island, with 226 ft of climbing.
Length
2.9 mi
Elevation gain
226 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
14%
Steepest mile
+183 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.2 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Dirt
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 1.0 and mile 1.9.
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 5:43 a.m., the sun rises at 6:11 a.m. and sets at 7:22 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:50 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.7-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 20 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:32 a.m. — 10 h 50 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Red + Blue + Yellow — 2.2 mi loop, 259 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Long and Ell Pond Trail — 2.5 mi
- Fisher Cat Trail — 3.0 mi
- Essex Trail — 3.2 mi
- North South Trail — 4.2 mi