Rhode Island trails · Yellow Trail (Weetamoo Woods)
Yellow Trail (Weetamoo Woods)
A 2.0-mile out-and-back in Rhode Island, with 98 ft of climbing. Reaches High Rock.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 2.0 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- High Rock (arch)
Getting there
Yellow Trail (Weetamoo Woods) access — parking nearby. About 42 min drive (21 mi) from Newport. 41.57192, -71.17728 · 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 4.0-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 35 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:30 a.m. — 9 h 35 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Yellow Trail (Weetamoo Woods) + Meadow Trail + Orange Trail (Weetamoo Woods) — 1.3 mi loop, 59 ft gain
- Red Trail (Weetamoo Woods) + Green Trail (Weetamoo Woods) + Yellow Trail (Weetamoo Woods) — 2.4 mi loop, 92 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Sakonnet Greenway — 4.0 mi
- Red Trail (Fort Barton/Sin And Flesh Brook Natural Area) — 4.0 mi
- Ocean View Loop Trail — 7.2 mi
- East Bay Bike Path — 19.9 mi