This walk will be about 5 miles long. We will walk through trails and fields in Burlingame State Park, walk along the shores of Watchaug Pond, hike trails in Kimball Wildlife Refuge, and climb the Kettle Pond Observation Tower, with views of Block Island on a clear day. Easy to moderate terrain. Meet at the parking lot at Burlingame State Park, 1 Burlingame State Park Road (off Klondike Road), Charlestown.
To sign up, contact hike leader: Jeff Walker, 401-447-1879 and email: [email protected]
Thursday hikes are FREE. Be sure to wear hiking boots or good walking shoes. If the weather is icy you should bring stabilizers or something for traction. If a lot of snow bring snowshoes. Hikes leave promptly.
PLEASE NOTE:
- Ending times are estimated as it difficult to ascertain when it will finish due to number of people, how fast/slow the hikers walk, etc.
- Please sign up with leader so that person will know how many are coming. If no one signs up the leader may not show up.
- Inclement weather cancels and if in doubt, contact leader.
- If you wish to bring a dog please contact the leader as some properties do not allow them. However, if a dog is present, they must be leashed at all times.
FLUORESCENT ORANGE REQUIREMENTS:
In State Management areas everyone is required to wear 200 square inches of solid daylight fluorescent orange from the second Saturday in September to the last day of February and the last Thursday in April to the last day in May, annually.