| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Rome Point, RI |
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 | Trails: |
Main Path, beach |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 6, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The John H. Chafee Nature Preserve at Rome Point in North Kingstown has a big, free parking lot on Route 1A, about half a mile north of Route 138. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Breakable Crust, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
none |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A bit muddy and wet today, with a little bit of remaining ice here and there. It can be very icy and slippery at times in the winter. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
You are allowed here, and a great number of your four-legged friends come here for walks. Be ready for some meeting and greeting, sniffing and marking! The dog laws do not seem to be enforced. You are supposed to be on a leash at all times, but some dogs are not. Tell your two-legged friends to watch their step, because the "clean up after your pet" law is blatantly ignored. Please be quiet and calm when near the seal rocks, even if the seals are active and barking. |
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 | Comments: |
Rome Point seal watch walk. This is only a +/- 2-mile walk, but it has nice views of Narragansett Bay near the Jamestown Bridge, and with luck you might see some seals. They winter in the bay, with the best chance of seeing them between December and mid-April, especially within an hour or two of a low tide that falls during the day. An online tide chart for Newport will be close enough for planning.
Follow the wide main path straight to the rocky beach. Take a left at the beach and follow the beach to the end of Rome Point, a long narrow spit of land. You'll see the seal rocks off the shore. The rocks are just far enough away that the seals are hard to see without binoculars, but easy to see with binoculars without scaring the seals. Today they were just resting and sleeping on the rocks, but sometimes you can see them swimming and leaping out of the water. |
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 | Name: |
peaksseeker |
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 | E-Mail: |
peaksseeker@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-03-06 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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