1.4 miles
Distance
73 ft
Climb
-103 ft
Descent
00:09:40
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Shelter Trail
  • AMC-NARR
    since 1921
    Maintainer

Shelter Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
    • Nordic Ski
  • Riding Area
    Arcadia Management Area
    Exeter, Rhode Island
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat, Adaptive MTB
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #117846 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #38739 in Trail Running
    • #35981 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 70 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
    • 5 in Nordic Skiing
  • Land Owner
    RI DEM

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Shelter Trail is a 1 mile popular blue singletrack trail located near Exeter Rhode Island. This multi-use trail can be used both directions with a 73 ft blue climb. On average it takes 9 minutes to complete this trail.

Adaptive Bike Info
aMTB Blue Rating: Intermediate features and steeper terrain.
Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Shelter Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -31 ft
  • Altitude min
    144 ft
  • Altitude max
    197 ft
  • Altitude start
    176 ft
  • Altitude end
    144 ft
  • Grade
    -0.4%
  • Grade max
    -14.5%
  • Grade min
    10.3%
  • Distance climb
    1,926 ft
  • Distance down
    2,785 ft
  • Distance flat
    2,825 ft
  • Avg time
    00:09:40
  • Avg reverse time
    00:15:28
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      Shelter Trail Trail Reports

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      Apr 2, 2025 @ 1:44pm
      Apr 2, 2025
      Nov 2, 2024 @ 2:37pm
      Nov 2, 2024
      Feb 4, 2023 @ 10:52pm
      Feb 4, 2023
      		 lots of debris and some felled trees need to be cleared
      Jan 7, 2023 @ 1:01pm
      Jan 7, 2023
      		 reporter Minor blowdown
      Jan 7, 2023 @ 12:43pm
      Jan 7, 2023
      		 reporter Major blowdown
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 18 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 217 rides
      • Last: May 17, 2025

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      Sep 23, 2019 @ 10:18am
      Sep 23, 2019
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      Jan 7, 2023 @ 1:02pm
      Jan 7, 2023
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      Jan 7, 2023 @ 12:48pm
      Jan 7, 2023
      14 |
      Jan 7, 2023 @ 12:46pm
      Jan 7, 2023

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      2022 Fun Ride Main Loop featured14 miles
      2021 Arcadia Fun Ride BIG Loop16 miles
      Shelter Trail (AMC Narragansett)3 miles
      2021 Fun Ride Blue Loop9 miles

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