Duval Trail

Posted By on December 24, 2018

Duval Trail

5.5 miles; South Kingstown, RI

I had the urge for mileage, and a good workout, and I got a bit of both on the Duval Trail. Apparently more than I thought, because I bumped into some guy twice on the trail system and both times he asked me if I was okay. Srsly, dude? I mean, I know I’m a little out of shape, but srsly?

Block Island from the Overlook

Block Island from the Overlook

It was cold, but a sparkling, crystal clear day. Block Island was plainly visible from here. Squint.

The Trail

The Trail

This trail has some strenuous ups and downs. And yeah, I was doing a little huffing and puffing. NO, THAT WAS NOT OXYGEN IN MY PACK. He had to have been trolling me, right?

Hello, Butt Rock, My Old Friend

Hello, Butt Rock, My Old Friend

Glad to see Butt Rock is still where it’s supposed to be.

Quaker Cemetery

Quaker Cemetery

I took a little lollipop loop at the end of this trail. Instead of following the blue-blazed trail at the unnamed road where the trail crosses, I went right to another intersection, where I turned left onto Red House Road which, after a wee bit of road walking, got me to the trailhead at the intersection of Sand Plain Trail, L’Ahinch, and Red House, where I headed back. It makes for a nice change instead of backtracking the entire way. Oh, and took the “non-system” trail out to my car that cuts through the Quaker Cemetery.

You can find out more about the Duval Trail and get a trail map from this South Kingstown Land Trust website. Scroll down to get to Duval. As always, click the image above for details about this hike and to download the gps track.

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