Vin Gormley Trail
Posted By auntie on August 5, 2019
7.9 miles; Charlestown, RI
I just needed to get some mileage today, and the Vin Gormley is the easiest place to do that. It’s a nice trail and a loop. And had I had the time, I could have added probably another 5 miles to it. Alas, I did not have the time today.
But speaking of the Vin Gormley Trail, I realized that my Favorite Local Hikes page is missing this particular hike, so it has been added. If you haven’t checked out my Favorite Local Hikes page, now is a good time to go do so, or if you wish, you can just go to directly to the Vin Gormley Trail page.
Watch Goose
The way I like to hike this trail is that I start at the “Bucky Beaver” trailhead on King’s Factory Road and try and get the bulk of the road walking over with up front, which means that I pass the “watch goose” on Prosser Trail pretty early on. He’s more cool than scary, actually.
Missing Goose
So I was quite sad to read this poster. It says, in case you can’t read it, that Franklin Goose was kidnapped… er, goosenapped, by someone! What is the world coming to when a watch goose isn’t safe in his or her own yard???
Fern Shadow
I love the extensive boardwalks on this trail—even more when I can capture a nice fern shadow on them.
Covered Bridge
And as always the covered bridge over the Perry Healey Brook never fails to delight.
Blue Damselfly
The blue damselflies were everywhere today.
Googly Eyes
Someone has been having fun with these googly eyes. I’ve seen them in other places on this trail, but I think this is my favorite placement!
You can find out more about the Vin Gormley Trail from, well, there is no “official” website for it, but the excellent local blogger at Trails and Walks in RI has good info. Similarly, there’s no official online map, but you can grab the Auntie map from the Vin Gormley page on My Favorite Local Hikes. As always, click the image above for details about this particular hike and to download the gps track.
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