Sachuest Point Trail
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Rhode Island · newport County

Sachuest Point Trail

Easy refuge loop with Atlantic viewpoints, seabirds, and open coastal grassland.

Rating
Length
2.7 mi
Difficulty
2
County
newport

About This Trail

Loop nearly 3 miles through this 242-acre wildlife refuge where over 200 bird species visit seasonally, including the Atlantic coast’s second-largest wintering population of harlequin ducks. Elevated observation platforms overlook salt marshes, grasslands, and rocky shoreline habitats.

Location

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Coordinates: 41.4855513, -71.250424

Getting There

From Newport, take Route 138A through downtown past First Beach. Turn right onto Purgatory Road, then right onto Sachuest Point Drive. Follow to the end at the Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge parking lot.

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