Sachuest Point Evening Hike (Weber Hike #38)

Before signing up for this event, please read and understand the entire Write-Up and the Liability Waiver. By signing up for this event you agree to the terms of the Liability Waiver.

Rating: Level 1 (Easy)

Distance: 2.5 Miles

Time Duration: 1.5 Hours

Blaze Orange: Not Required

The refuge sports a newly renovated visitor center and over 2.5 miles of nature trails and viewing platforms.

From salt marsh and beach strand are habitats to upland shrub dominated lands, the refuge supports over 200 bird species, with such notable occasional visitors such as the peregrine falcon, northern harrier and the snowy owl.

Occupying a peninsula between the Sakonnet River and Rhode Island sound, the 242 acre Sachuest Point National Wildlife refuge is a very popular site with over 65,000 annual visitors each year. Once a horse racing area, then a Naval communications site and now a National Wildlife Refuge.

We will be meeting in the Wildlife Refuge parking lot at 6:30 PM and hiking the refuge trail shortly thereafter.

The hike should only last about 1& 1/2 hours.

Address: Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge, Middletown, RI, 02840

Map Coordinates (41.479652, -71.243998)

Directions: From the Providence area; take 195 East to Fall River and then take 24 South toward Newport. Follow 24 South to the intersection with RI 114 South in Portsmouth. Continue on RI 114 South and turn left onto Valley Rd (RI 214) in Middletown. At the 3rd traffic light Valley Rd turns into Aquidneck Ave (RI 138 A). Follow to the next traffic light and take a sharp left onto Purgatory Rd. After approx 1 mile bear Right onto Hanging rock Rd. and again bear right at the fork onto Sachuest Point Rd. Follow Sachuest Point Rd into the National Wildlife Reserve Parking lot and the end of the road.

Liability Waiver

As a condition of your voluntary participation in this activity you acknowledge and agree to the following: this activity involves inherent risks that can cause property damage, injury, illness, disability, and/or death to participants and/or others; you assume all risk associated with this activity; you are responsible for having the necessary knowledge, skills, abilities, clothing, and equipment to safely participate in this activity; you know and will follow the Hiker Responsibility Code described at www.hikesafe.com; the leader(s) of this activity are volunteers; and you for yourself, your heirs, executors, and administrators release, hold harmless, and indemnify the leader(s) and all members of this group from any and all claims for property damage, injury, illness, disability, and/or death - including those caused by negligence and/or other reasons.

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