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This segment of the trail runs north of Yawgoog Pond and into Pachaug State Forest in Connecticut, and features the remains of an old spool and bobbin mill.
Dogs: Allowed, but must be leashed. Maps: On an information board at the trailhead. Difficulty: Easy to moderate, with some small hills. GLOCESTER — Man-made ponds pop up almost everywhere in rural Rhode Island. Farmers built them to irrigate crops and water livestock. Millers dammed brooks and channeled the backed-up water to grind grain in grist mills. Fire wardens and landowners filled reservoirs to protect property in remote areas. Conservationists constructed earthen dikes across streams to create habitats for wildlife and waterfowl. Each of the ponds you find in the woods has a unique...
A spectacular view of Long Pond from atop a rocky outcropping might look familiar to fans of the Wes Anderson movie "Moonrise Kingdom."
Here are two that offer different experiences, as well as some Native American history. Osamequin Nature Preserve, Barrington Access: Off Route 195, drive 4.5 miles south on Route 114. Use a turnaround to get on Route 114 north and the lot is on the right. Parking: Available. Difficulty: Easy BARRINGTON — Ospreys, egrets and deep, dark holes dug by fiddler crabs in the mud flats are among the sights you can see from the trails along the west shore of the Barrington River’s Hundred Acre Cove in the Osamequin Nature Preserve. Osamequin, or Massasoit Ousamequin, was chief in the 1600s o...